Sorry, but you've just described the underpinnings of our current winner-take-most societal-wide economic systems. Every day, more and more of our systems are rooted in luck. Being born to the right family, getting into a prestigious university, getting a good job, timing the housing market, investing in the stock market, starting a business... Everything is "take from the hopeful, give to the lucky".
But even if you are correct, lotteries and gambling have more of the essence of "take from the hopeful, give to the lucky" than any of the things you described.
Well, you got me there. Can't argue with that. Have a great Sunday.
Sounds a whole lot like the same with a different veneer....
- 25% hard work (required for most people)
- 75% luck (where you are born + how you were raised/educated + general luck)
It is called life/birth lottery for a reason.
I expect to lose 100% of what I go into a casino with. Those who think they can make a profit from it are profoundly stupid.
That said, there are still a lot of factors you cannot control (like the skill of your opponents, luck of the draw) which mean your approach is absolutely the wisest. Anyone who walks into a casino with money they can’t afford to lose is setting themselves up for failure (both at the table and potentially in life).
More to your point, the New York lottery long had a marketing line:
"All you need is a dollar and a dream."
My friend's riposte was: "We'll keep the dollar and you can keep the dream"