That law, as per its name, applies to headlines in publications, not literally every question. Otherwise the answer to everything would be “no”.

> Presumably its easier to dream when there is an unpredictable outcome

Anecdotally, I know almost no one who plays the lottery, but almost everyone at some point has shared an “if I won the lottery” dream. Playing isn’t a prerequisite. It’s not too different from dreaming of becoming a rockstar when you can’t even play an instrument. Most of us have some version of that, no money necessary.