Yes for someone in Africa that $2 pays for a day&#x27;s meal or more. monochromatic&#x27;s $2 is not ending up in Africa perhaps. Their $2 is going towards seeing Star Wars in the movie theater. They&#x27;ll add it to another $17. (I am using a metaphore here, don&#x27;t know gp personally this is just tongue-in-cheek). Or maybe monochromatic also likes playing the lottery. It gives him an immense rush buying the ticket and selecting numbers and then watching how they are picked. It is even better than Star Wars. So it makes sense to spend it on lottery just like they might spent it on movies. They get entertaintment value out of it.<p>Lottery is based on giving people false hope and that bit of adrenaline rush. That short lived fantasy where they imagine what they&#x27;d do with the winnings. That costs $2. It is cheaper than a McDonalds&#x27; meal. People will pay a lot for hope, fantasy and dreams. Some can&#x27;t control themselves and will spend the money on that instead of food for their children. But many won&#x27;t either. A bit like booz. Some will become alcoholics and end up on street some will keep driking a beer with dinner for many years and be fine.