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@Andy
Pandy · 6 answers · 8d

You are approached by a well dressed man who wishes to offer you $50 (or local equivalent) of unused Lottery Tickets and $50 (or local equivalent) worth of fresh groceries, but only allows you to take one... which one do you choose? (Inspired by Squid Games)

I mean it would smell fishy to me that someone would offer that and I only know enough about Squid Game to assume they shoot you in the head for taking the lottery tickets - but I'm still taking free shots at the jackpot, life isn't that great anyway TBH

@RetroKnight
Sean ⚡🤖 · 7d

I'd take the groceries. I don't buy lotto already, because it's a waste of money, so why should I give up $50 of something useful for lotto? You might say it's different because it's free anyway, but it's functionally the same as spending on lotto; for example, who's to say it wouldn't be $50 of my own money I'm spending on lotto, while the man's gift just allows me to spend $50 more of my money on something else, given that all money is interchangeable?

Lotto preys on people's hopes for salvation through a large fortune. It's exploitative. And statistically, the more you spend on lotto, the more money you lose.

@ColorStorm
inhahe · 7d

Lottery tickets.

@Shannon
Shan · 8d

I have no use for either but I would take his suit and coat and leave him with his money and tickets. ( Squid Game Rules)

@Kate
Kate Matsuda · 8d

The fresh groceries.

@fizzyarthur
Arthur · 8d

Groceries?

@tv
Someone. · 8d

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