PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 15 小时前What are some common things people buy that you would never buy?message-squaremessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down11
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some common things people buy that you would never buy?PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 15 小时前message-square126fedilink
minus-squareartifex@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51arrow-down1·14 小时前Lottery tickets. They’re basically just a tax on the dumb. But man the slogans — all you need is a dollar and a dream, you gotta be in it to win it, etc. — sheer marketing genius.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·48 分钟前That tax goes both ways. There are moments where the potential payout for a ticket is greater than the value of the ticket. In that mathematical moment, buy exactly one ticket.
minus-squareMycatiskai@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·9 小时前I call it the stupid tax. I pay it knowing I won’t win but it would be nice to get some fuck you money. I don’t mind spending 10 a month to maybe pay off my house years early.
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·13 小时前I’ll buy them as “gag gifts” but not for myself.
Lottery tickets.
They’re basically just a tax on the dumb. But man the slogans — all you need is a dollar and a dream, you gotta be in it to win it, etc. — sheer marketing genius.
That tax goes both ways.
There are moments where the potential payout for a ticket is greater than the value of the ticket.
In that mathematical moment, buy exactly one ticket.
I call it the stupid tax. I pay it knowing I won’t win but it would be nice to get some fuck you money.
I don’t mind spending 10 a month to maybe pay off my house years early.
I’ll buy them as “gag gifts” but not for myself.