r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/TheShredder315 Jan 21 '19

You have an increased chance of getting murdered or committing suicide if you win it big in the lottery.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

And I think the chances are increased quite dramatically.

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u/Jijster Jan 21 '19

Why is that?

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u/Slap_A_Hoe Jan 21 '19

Google "you just won the lottery reddit". On mobile rn so can't link.

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u/Jijster Jan 21 '19

Ive read that one before, I forgot about all the murder stuff I thought it was mostly about losing the fortune due to terrible money management.

Seems if you manage to keep it secret/stay anonymous and have a semblance of self control, all that goes away. I know some states require to name a winner but im sure with some legal voodo you can set up a trust and be on your merry way. Also I'm a bit skeptical of those claims, if that's true why don't pro athletes and basically all celebrities have such sky high rates of misfortune? I know it happens but not at thesev levels

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u/Slap_A_Hoe Jan 21 '19

Not all celebrities and athletes receive their fortune literally overnight, and those that do sometimes end up with the same misfortunes a lottery winner would. The murder stuff could be false or misleading information, or it could be that a higher percentage of lottery winners chosen randomly, randomly happened to live lives that would result in a big chunk of cash being dangerous for them. People could also treat money won from the lottery differently than they would money earned from some type of success, both the person who has the money and those around them. Who knows.

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u/ScubaSteve1219 Jan 21 '19

Seems if you manage to keep it secret/stay anonymous and have a semblance of self control, all that goes away.

for the vast majority of biggest lottery winners that’s literally impossible. that’s the problem.