Re:America is slow-walking into a Polymarket disaster
by fartfeatures on Sunday January 18, 2026 @09:24PM
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Which makes the prediction market more accurate.
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Re:America is slow-walking into a Polymarket disaster
by intended on Monday January 19, 2026 @12:55AM
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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
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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
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"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
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Until the tail starts wagging the dog.