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		ganeumann on June 8, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How MIT Students Won $8M in the Massachusetts Lott... The question was why should the lottery have a problem with that, not what the law is. If you design a game--whether it's a lottery or a market--that allows some an advantage others don't have or reasonably expect to get, then that's a bad design.

random28345 on June 8, 2015 [–]

It's a lottery. The masses aren't playing it because they think it's equitable, the masses are playing it because they lack critical thinking skills.

As long as people think they can get rich quick, it's a good design.

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