OT today's society, Whatnot vs Sotheby's

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Scott, you also just described the modern card hobby. How many hundreds of millions or billions have been lost on QBs like Mac Jones, Trey Lance, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Kenny Pickett, Anthony Richardson, or the many Jasson Dominguezes of the baseball world? Why do millions of people throw their money away on breaks that are basically legalized robbery? It's a casino culture that leaves a lot of wreckage.

None. It's a zero-sum game. An equal amount of millions or billions have been made by people lucky enough to not to get stuck with the "hot potato."

I totally get your point, though.

I think people throw money at breaks because there's a wide-reaching epidemic of gambling addiction in the U.S. these days. Possibly other countries, too.