[BMSmnqXAE4yfe1]

Such a pity young capable people spend their most productive years doing something entirely unproductive. And one more thing. Are they winning with scratch cards only? Then it could be that they are utilizing some equipment to look through the paint, with accomplices in a ticket factory or distribution chain.

[ahelwer]

There are endless things I could do with my free time that would be far more productive & useful to society than anything I could realistically be paid to do. Having lots of money would enable me to do those things.

[krimpenrik]

Making (probably) millions you find unproductive?

[ausbah]

economically unproductive I think is what they meant, you could say society is a lot when their talents are used for gambling vs something like scientific research

[MaxBarraclough]

What about high-frequency traders?

Profitable, technically challenging, but in a very real sense entirely pointless and contrived.

[ausbah]

I meant to add finance as a good example of what I meant, including HFT. basically just saying that while individually people benefit from working in these schemes, the broader economy arguably benefits little to even negatively

[toast0]

HFT isn't my cup of tea, but the rise of HFT has certainly narrowed spreads and contributed to zero comissions; and I apprechiate those effects.