Is it not grotesque to give a random person 1.2 billion dollars in a lottery?

Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 156 points –

It serms incredible to me to give over a billion dollars to a random person.

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If someone inherits a billion dollar, how is that not just given to a random person?

If their family is that rich, they usually have gotten some money of it before the other died.

Chances are the person who inherits a billion dollars is already used to dealing with large amounts of money, and likely has the support structure of accountants and advisors that will help them deal with it.

A lottery winner is usually middle-class or lower, the type of person whose life would be changed by a few thousand dollars, and likely has no idea how to manage wealth of that size.