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Re:America is slow-walking into a Polymarket disaster by fartfeatures on Sunday January 18, 2026 @09:24PM (#46674398)
Which makes the prediction market more accurate.
Re:America is slow-walking into a Polymarket disaster by intended on Monday January 19, 2026 @12:55AM (#46675475)
Eh… sort of? In a sense, they become less accurate, because the prediction market is the causative event, not an independent observer.
Re:America is slow-walking into a Polymarket disaster by snowmobile on Monday January 19, 2026 @02:38AM (#46675984)
Not really, for the same reason entrapment isn't usually seen as an accurate way to gather information for law enforcement. See also Goodhart's law and overfitting.
Re:America is slow-walking into a Polymarket disaster by pjc50 on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @05:23AM (#46690251)
"You provide the gambling, I'll provide the war"
Re:America is slow-walking into a Polymarket disaster by nkrisc on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @07:18AM (#46691038)
Until the tail starts wagging the dog.
Re:America is slow-walking into a Polymarket disaster by xpe on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @08:38AM (#46691704)
As long as we realize that prediction market accuracy is not all we care about.

See also: one can have very high economic efficiency with very high inequality, war, disease, misery, etc.