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0 pointsmathgeek2mo ago0 comments

They're also heavily, heavily fixed of course. There's nothing stopping anonymous folks from betting on things they control/influence.

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woah2mo ago

That's the point. To surface non-public information as a price signal.

mathgeekOP2mo ago

Disagree here. That's the stated goal and the point for some folks, but the subset I explained above also exists and their point is to benefit from a false sense of security.

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0 pointsmathgeek2mo ago0 comments

They're also heavily, heavily fixed of course. There's nothing stopping anonymous folks from betting on things they control/influence.

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woah2mo ago

That's the point. To surface non-public information as a price signal.

mathgeekOP2mo ago

Disagree here. That's the stated goal and the point for some folks, but the subset I explained above also exists and their point is to benefit from a false sense of security.

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