The bell is ringing. A boy of about 6 years old stands at the door with his mother. He has a booklet of the Big Club Promotion with him. “Oh how cute,” I think, “he’s going out for a good cause on his Saturday off.” Max gives a passionate speech about the Dutch Ninja Academy, which wants to buy nice costumes with the proceeds. He aims to sell 50 lottery tickets today. I ask why exactly 50. “Because I will then receive a voucher of 10 euros from bol.com.”
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A version of this article also appeared in the September 26, 2023 newspaper.