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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

[qznc]

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.