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pgc60001 t1_isxygi8 wrote

Reply to comment by JameelWallace in Massachusetts lottery retailers receive about 5% back from winnings, so does that dictate where you buy it? by nebirah

Tax on the poor, not the stupid. The lottery aggressively targets lower income neighborhoods which more than likely don’t have access to great educational resources.

It relies on dopamine and desperation not lack of intelligence. If you think you can outsmart either of those you’re not off to a great start.

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JameelWallace t1_isy3pbt wrote

What exactly is it I’m not off to a great start to? While I acknowledge my privilege to have access to education, and therefore never had to deal with desperation, I’ve never experienced dopamine from gambling. If you want to call that outsmarting the strategy, so be it. Point being that it’s an insidious system that claims to use the revenue to help the very people it targets.

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cheerycherie t1_it007p3 wrote

Your brain has never released dopamine when you win money? Sounds.. wrong, maybe because you don’t have desperation for it? You’re just proving his point

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JameelWallace t1_it02sy5 wrote

I don’t gamble, it’s dumb. I invest. I also echoed the point that I’m fortunate to not be desperate. What is it you’re aiming to add to the conversation here?

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