• saigot@lemmy.ca
    94·
    6 days ago

    most people have no self control.

    Most people who gamble have no self control.

    • sem
      50·
      6 days ago

      Interesting… The fact that they’re eligible to win the jackpot makes them statistically unable to handle it …

      • Wirlocke
        36·
        6 days ago

        Feels similar to the Plato quote “those who seek power are unworthy of that power”.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      6 days ago

      “I’m an cryptocurrency trader now, despite no finance education whatsoever. It’s easy, just look at the chart and predict when it’ll go up or down.”

      • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        Isn’t that the entire plot of the movie “Trading Places”?

        …which is a Christmas movie.