[seagullriffic]

This is almost exactly how I think about it too - a good repeatable mental model is "infinite upside / near-zero downside".

These massively asymmetric choices occur elsewhere in life, e.g. "asking them out on a date"; "asking for a raise", and are good to look out for.

[cwillu]

Dunno, seems wild to compare positive-but-still-unlikely ev things with straight up negative ev things like gambling.