[fipple]

My friend "applied," knowing full well it was a scam. He said that he regretted nothing, as it allowed him to fantasize about the journey more concretely. So perhaps it served the same function as pornography.

[belorn]

I think it is more similar to lottery than pornography in that it enable people to fantasize about the future.

[idlewords]

Shirley Jackson's Lottery.

[2019ideas]

>My friend "applied," knowing full well it was a scam.

Knew it was a scam and did it anyway?

These are the people that need to have conversations with economists.

[5partan]

You don’t rationalize on hopium.