This is true, for many people playing the lottery is a means to attach a nonzero probability (no matter how small) to a fantasy.<p>For myself, I&#x27;m uncertain how much of a fantasy it would really be to suddenly hold ~$1B (though I obviously wouldn&#x27;t hesitate to try..). But have you ever played a video game, then discover an exploit or cheat code to give you everything you want, then realize how boring and pointless it became relatively soon afterwards?<p>Part of me wonders if shuffling all the way across Maslow&#x27;s hierarchy of needs in the real world would have the same psychological effect. I think we crave a certain comfortable level of struggle.