PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoWhat are some common things people buy that you would never buy?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some common things people buy that you would never buy?PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareartifex@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoLottery tickets. They’re basically just a tax on the dumb. But man the slogans — all you need is a dollar and a dream, you gotta be in it to win it, etc. — sheer marketing genius.
minus-squareUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 months agoIts not about the odds. Youre temporarily renting hope in a hopeless world.
Lottery tickets.
They’re basically just a tax on the dumb. But man the slogans — all you need is a dollar and a dream, you gotta be in it to win it, etc. — sheer marketing genius.
Its not about the odds. Youre temporarily renting hope in a hopeless world.