I don't understand the attractionSmaug says: Ricky Gervais. Lesbian pr0n. Going into a crowded bar, purely because it's crowded. All these things seem to be popular with everybody else, but I just can't work out why. What leaves you cold just as much as it turns everyone else on?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 14:54)
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and gambling!I don't particularly want to start a "...what's that about?" post, but I simply don't understand the attraction in gambling.
Don't get me wrong, if you're very good at poker or pool or riding a horse and you want to earn money by persuading people that you're not as good as you actually are, that's one thing. But why the hell would I want to put my money into something where I stand an overwhelming chance of not getting anything back, and only a tiny chance of getting lots more back?
It's like "Deal or No Deal" - 50 whole minutes of hoopla over basically the odds of some money being in ONE BOX. Superstition, deliberating, suspicion, carping on, hunches, wishes, hoping - it's all bollocks! It's chance. It's not fate, or luck, or "oh I nearly got it last time, that must mean my chances are increased this time".
It's just cold hard mathematical probability. And the probability is you won't win.
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sanityclause is waiting until, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 15:48,
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But people are greedy!And would rather the high-risk high-gain minimal-work than actually working hard and making sacrifices to get the same money!
/captain sensible
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whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 15:52,
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fair point-but surely if you're that greedy, you'd just exploit stupid or poor people in order to make huge profits out of their gullibility - oh. Hang on...
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sanityclause is waiting until, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:47,
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i like to gamblebut never more than i can afford to lose, as i know that's probably what will happen. i love the flashy lights of fruit machines, waiting on one number for £500 at bingo, realising my hotpick numbers have come out and i've won £40, the whole thing.
yes, i know that unless i win the lottery jackpot it's never going to make me rich, but i do it for enjoyment, not money.
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 20:42,
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still...the probability of winning is slightly bigger when you do gamble, than when you don't.
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