Isn't that a gambler's motto? Gotta be in it to win it. To each his own I suppose. Personally I'd rather take that $2 and invest in a good retirement fund. That $2 is worth a lot more in 35 years than blowing it away on a 1/300 million chance at some lottery.
If you are making decent money and decide to buy just one ticket for the hell of it, I suppose it's fine just for the hell of it. But don't think for a second you stand a chance of winning. The real victims are people who are barely making any money, who can't even afford to spend the $10 on lottery tickets, but do so anyway and buy 5 tickets hoping to hit it one day big time. It's this segment of society that the lottery hurts the most.