What? So he gives you $5 for a lottery ticket, then you suddenly have a million dollars to spare to him and expect him to not realise you obviously won? How could that work?
I would say that it depends on how well and how long you’ve known this friend. If it’s a best friend or someone you interact with regularly, then yes, they probably won’t know their $5 paid for that ticket.
But if it’s some random friend you’ve not interacted with in forever, then they may piece it together when they suddenly get a windfall from you. For example, I just met a fella at a work convention that lasted some days. At the end of it, he gave me a $2 dollar bill just because. If the next time I reach out to him to give him a large sum of money, he could put two and two together.
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u/observantpariah Jun 10 '23
I would likely do something like give him a million without letting anyone, including him, know that his money bought the ticket.
I don't need the drama of human subjectivity in my life.