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Playing the lotery is a good analogy to the Schroedinger cat experiment. That is, as long as you don't check the numbers

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[โ€“] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well you have both won and not won the lotery as long as you don't check the results = measure the results of the experiment

[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago

Hm. I suppose you could see it like that philosophically.

I'd say it more like, you have not won yet until you check and see you've won, but I guess that train of thought works, as well.