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Frannkytoday at 6:02 AM4 repliesview on HN

I do wonder why, like clockwork, there’s an article against prediction markets. I do wonder if the problem with them is that it creates an incentive to share the truth, or for very smart people to predict it, and for others to use the predictions as a valuable reference point. It would be interesting to track what is shared and how often to see if there are some patterns


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estetlinustoday at 6:29 AM

It’s a good thing writing about money laundering and gambling addiction, no? Smart people are only smart until they aren’t.

ElProlactintoday at 6:35 AM

> I do wonder if the problem with them is that it creates an incentive to share the truth, or for very smart people to predict it....

You missed the obvious one: it creates a path for people with insider knowledge to monetize it at the expense of employers, institutions, etc.

The guy using his access to classified information to make a few hundred thousand bucks in a day is not interested in "sharing the truth" for the benefit of society.

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watwuttoday at 7:30 AM

They dont share the truth. People betting there are not "smart" they are gamblers and suckers. And theit guesses are not a valuable prediction points.

camillomillertoday at 6:24 AM

Keep drinking that sweet sweet polymarket kool aid