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How prediction markets create harmful outcomes: a case study (bobjacobs.substack.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Collectivist@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I started reading the post about wealth bias and was immediately distracted by the fact that they're trying to call a government based on prediction markets a "futarchy" which speaks to these people being entirely the wrong kind of terminally online.

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 15 points 3 days ago

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[–] nev@bananachips.club 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

@YourNetworkIsHaunted @Collectivist Oh no. Oh noooooooo

[–] floppyplopper@todon.nl 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@nev @YourNetworkIsHaunted @Collectivist
here's someone who doesn't want to be ruled by the futureari

[–] nev@bananachips.club 3 points 1 day ago

@floppyplopper @YourNetworkIsHaunted @Collectivist i welcome our new rationalist gambler dickgirl overlords