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bethekidyouwant
2 days ago
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We haven't seen the worst of what gambling and pre...
How? Some guy wants Polymarket gone so he bets $1 billion that it will be gone. Since this is absurd, everybody bets against him and makes a tidy profit. Whatever this is you’re proposing it doesn’t work.
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bombcar
2 days ago
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I think they're saying you bet $1 billion it will
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be gone, and someone takes that bet and kills Polymarket (How?)
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bethekidyouwant
2 days ago
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Ah yes, of course and then he pays poly market ceo half that to close the company in time. But how do you not get screwed in your subterfuge?
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kelseyfrog
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> how do you not get screwed in your subterfuge?
You have to make another market that is a proxy for you (not) getting screwed.
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