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by Evidlo 810 days ago
Gambler's fallacy says the amount of luck should remain constant
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The optimist's gambler's fallacy says luck is a constant attribute of an individual, and if someone gets lucky they are more likely to have a high luck stat and thus be more lucky in the future. The pessimist's gambler's fallacy says luck is a consumable resource, and if someone gets lucky they consume their luck and are thus less likely to be lucky in the future.
I have to acknowledge that I did not fully understand the lottery-ticket-buying trope until now.