This.It's fun to hypothesize how your life could drastically change by luck.
This.It's fun to hypothesize how your life could drastically change by luck.
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Fantasy of winning it. Its not gonna happen but the escapism of thinking winning that money changes livesI'm not making fun of lottery players here (heck, I play once in a while and have money in Yotta) but I've never quite understood the logic of getting hyped up when the pot gets this big. Anything over $5 million or so would be life changing, and the rest would just be gravy. Sure, the pot is huge now, but your odds of winning now are the same as when it's $50 million. Is $50 million not enough?
I get that bigger numbers are more exciting, but I would rather have better odds for a $5 million jackpot than 1:330,000,000 odds for Brewster's Millions level money.
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The thought of coming in on Monday listening to Cathy and Sue and all the rest talk about retiring early and what color car they are going to buy while I have to sit at my desk and eat shit for the rest of the week is horrifying.This is the only kind of peer pressure that can shake my soul, the thought of such an unlikely scenario still weights more heavily than real life stress.
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The fun turns to nightmares of trying to hide that amount of money from people looking to butter you up for a slice of the pie. The hoops I would go through to remain anonymous in all of this would be astounding. Sure, at the end I'd be richer than any one person should ever be, but it'd also be something I'd absolute hide from the world.It's fun to hypothesize how your life could drastically change by luck.
I'm not making fun of lottery players here (heck, I play once in a while and have money in Yotta) but I've never quite understood the logic of getting hyped up when the pot gets this big. Anything over $5 million or so would be life changing, and the rest would just be gravy. Sure, the pot is huge now, but your odds of winning now are the same as when it's $50 million. Is $50 million not enough?
I get that bigger numbers are more exciting, but I would rather have better odds for a $5 million jackpot than 1:330,000,000 odds for Brewster's Millions level money.
Yeah lol now that I think of it I would definitely be murdered within the month by jealous/insane family members if I won the lottery.Obligatory Reddit post about what to do if you win the lottery:
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lol hope he has two rooms
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The odds of winning a smaller, local lottery are still small enough that they're still just fantasy-bait (in my opinion) and it's more fun to fantasize about the impossibly large amounts, so if I'm going after fantasy bait, I'm going after the stuff that's more fun. Besides, like Joe said, if I bought tickets for the $5m lottos, I'd be spending a lot more money on tickets.I'm not making fun of lottery players here (heck, I play once in a while and have money in Yotta) but I've never quite understood the logic of getting hyped up when the pot gets this big. Anything over $5 million or so would be life changing, and the rest would just be gravy. Sure, the pot is huge now, but your odds of winning now are the same as when it's $50 million. Is $50 million not enough?
I get that bigger numbers are more exciting, but I would rather have better odds for a $5 million jackpot than 1:330,000,000 odds for Brewster's Millions level money.
this is nuts, but at least half the problems could be solved by allowing people to claim their winnings anonymously or through a trust. the other half can be explained by the types of people that typically win the lottery.Obligatory Reddit post about what to do if you win the lottery:
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Personally I'm pretty fortunate relative to the average American. I own property with no mortgage, I have a sizable emergency fund, I have retirement savings, I have a good job, I go on vacations regularly, my family is well off...if you go above a certain level of wealth where money is no longer a stressor, I almost feel like suddenly gaining a $388 million lump-sum windfall (after tax) would be a net negative.
People become so envious that your life becomes frightening. Family and friends treat you differently and finding true love is much harder than before. And you always have to look over your shoulder and worry about people looking to scam you out of your money 24/7. It seems pretty miserable tbh.
I personally value my anonymity more than the new life I would gain.
However, if you're currently struggling right now, winning the jackpot would be life-changing. There are definitely ways to do it right and minimize the downsides as much as you can, like setting up controlled trusts for your family, immediately fleeing the country and buying beautiful property overseas, claiming it anonymously and then invest it in Vanguard + live off the dividends and capital gains, etc. Good luck to everyone here.
Already know I'm buying everyone an italian dinner.
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I'm not making fun of lottery players here (heck, I play once in a while and have money in Yotta) but I've never quite understood the logic of getting hyped up when the pot gets this big. Anything over $5 million or so would be life changing, and the rest would just be gravy. Sure, the pot is huge now, but your odds of winning now are the same as when it's $50 million. Is $50 million not enough?
I get that bigger numbers are more exciting, but I would rather have better odds for a $5 million jackpot than 1:330,000,000 odds for Brewster's Millions level money.