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by johnfn 958 days ago
I've heard this argument before: you're fully capable of making tons of money, but not particularly interested in proving it for some reason.
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> I've heard this argument before: you're fully capable of making tons of money, but not particularly interested in proving it for some reason.

you have completely misunderstood

I have zero interest in losing money by "investing" in outcomes of events that are essentially random

because it's not investing, it's gambling

It is something of both. Like playing Poker can be gambling, yet one can also play it seriously and systematically earn money.

The difference is that a Poker tournament is just entertainment for the audience. With prediction markets there is the very useful side effect of accurate forecasts.