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[–] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 127 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Polymarket and crypto have some people believing they're only three days from being a millionaire

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 60 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If the lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math, polymarket is the lottery for people who are bad at economics. Crypto is a religion for people who are bad at tech.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I mean it's true for Polymarket, you could just place a bet on a local forest catching fire and then light it.

Edit to be super clear that I'm not condoning this behavior, just pointing out one single instance of how fucked up sites like Polymarket and Kalshi actually are.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's been investigations into people doing stuff like this, and they do not get paid out. Like the guy who bet there would be a streaker at the Superbowl, and then streaked at the Superbowl.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Yeah, and I'm sure Elon makes nothing off of the daily bet on the number of times he'll tweet, too.