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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by olelele on Thursday April 23, 2026 @01:45PM (#47878865)
This is the definitive argument for me against prediction markets. It creates incentives to do really dumb shit.
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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by dlenski on Thursday April 23, 2026 @01:49PM (#47878919)
Yep. Feels like we see new depressingly creative examples of this every few days.
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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by olelele on Thursday April 23, 2026 @03:47PM (#47880759)
The more money gets into it the worse it will get. I really am disappointed by how the world has developed in the last 30 years..
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