Alt text: I don’t know if you can build ethics out of expected value, but I know that if I’m on a deserted island with someone who DOES think that, I’m running in the opposite direction.
Alt text: I don’t know if you can build ethics out of expected value, but I know that if I’m on a deserted island with someone who DOES think that, I’m running in the opposite direction.
Meanwhile lottery tickets with less expected value than what they’re sold for
That’s the point. Lottery tickets are a tax on people who are bad at math.