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Intractable

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1. I think these prediction markets are going to bring about the end of the world.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:42 PM

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There's too much opportunity for the observers to interfere with the observed.

There is so much incentive to mess with the outcomes of important decisions.

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