Wednesday is the mad rush. Money is a false god, a pseudo-confidence. But San Francisco psychologist Paul Good cautions that this may be a good time to look beyond the elusive pot of gold and check our underlying motives for entering the lottery. Good, who treats compulsive gamblers and is concerned about the rise in day trading, which he considers white-collar gambling, says our culture is too highly focused on money. The symbol of winning the lottery is really a symbol of self-esteem for the ticket buyer, that this is going to fill up a hole in them that they have been unable to fill themselves, and that they will be a bigger, better person after winning,'' Good said.
Money is a false god, a pseudo-confidence.
In San Francisco, Don Kertzman bought a SuperLotto ticket at the Sugar Bowl Bakery on Balboa Street. Like Alston, he said he would spend the money only on necessities and then on charity. I'll spend it when I need it . . . If you do win, the payout can be made in two ways. The payments increase as the years go by.