Blind, even if you win, will this be a point of no return?

Tell you a true story about your problem.

"I have a friend who has become a millionaire by gambling these days. Someone asked him how you did it. He said, in fact, I am a billionaire. " This is a joke, but unfortunately, such jokes really exist in real life and eventually become a tragedy that makes people laugh.

With the four-year World Cup carnival sweeping the world, all kinds of news about gambling jumping off buildings are also emerging one after another. "The man lost more than 300,000 gambling and jumped to his death", "The Dutch citizen in Guangzhou won the jump too early" and "A sophomore in a science college jumped to his death in debt" ... In the face of these lost lives, we may have to think about some things while wondering and regretting.

Why don't I gamble?

Before the World Cup came, the crowd around was already ready to move. To tell the truth, this game in Brazil has little to do with China people, but it makes the world's most populous country inexplicably excited. Many people find an excellent reason to drink and watch football together. People in China like to be busy. The World Cup, a global gathering, makes everyone feel involved. Whether you know the ball or not, knowing Sua's teeth, Loew's booger and Cristiano Ronaldo's hair gel will make you talk endlessly at the dinner table.

Besides talking about football, China people have another way to participate in the World Cup-gambling. "Who will buy this game?" "Brazil let the ball go, low water" just flashed by, and offices, friends and classmates fell in succession, becoming the main battlefield for talking about all kinds of lottery tickets. According to CCTV news, the daily sales of SMG football reached 620 million, which shows that China people have a preference for "gambling", and now almost everyone gambles.

At the beginning, I was also in high spirits. I watched the video of the game, listened to the experts' explanations, analyzed various possible factors on and off the court, and then made a bet, hoping to tell my friends who refuted me the next day that I was right. However, after only two days, I lost interest in this "game".

I think, many "gamblers" have the same mentality as me, and it is best to prove their vision and make money by themselves. But I soon found that "it is difficult to make money".

It is reasonable to say that "ten bets lose nine" or "long bets lose". There is a rule called "Law of Large Numbers" to the effect that if you flip a coin enough times, the odds of heads and tails are 50-50, that is to say, your hope of winning money is slim. On this basis, the bookmaker still has to take commission, or there are improper behaviors such as covert manipulation and various superposition. I judge that if you want to get rich through football lottery, this road is likely to go back.

What disappoints me more than not winning money is "mentality". Watching the ball after buying it and watching it without buying it are two completely different feelings. I used to be a fan of the German team. In the past, I would support him without reservation. However, betting makes me very entangled. I even hoped that Germany would lose because Ghana won, which made me very depressed afterwards. The very next day, I gave up gambling decisively, and I couldn't win money, I couldn't get happy to watch the ball, and I couldn't find a reason to continue playing.

At present, China's social wealth is constantly accumulating and people's living standards are constantly improving. However, when things become rich qualitatively, the spirit becomes poorer and poorer. More people expect to get something for nothing, and more people are eager to get rich overnight. When chasing money, people gradually forget why they set out and the true meaning of chasing material things. I like money, but I don't like quick money. I care more about the struggle, accumulation and value represented by money than meaningless figures.