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by tmaly 1425 days ago
You could flip the perspective and look at it as helping out the winner.

Still for most people, their biggest return is being able to day dream for 5 minutes what it would be like to win.

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Totally. And it becomes a cultural phenomenon - neighbors and coworkers are chatting about it … you want to be part of that moment. Here’s what I wonder - what is the maximum frequency of big media hyped jackpots? Would we all do this again next week, next month? I don’t think so. Maybe next year?