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Note that none of these (that I saw) included anything about the number of casualties, fatalities, the fate of any specific individual, etc.
Not saying I agree, but I imagine that’s their “line in the sand”
Their line in the sand is entirely public-relations-driven.
I mean, that's at least better than no line at all... wait, why am I defending these pieces of shit!?
Polymarket is inherently unethical and should be banned. There’s no sense trying to draw a line anywhere. The whole endeavor is a perverse mockery of the human experience.
"Prediction market" is so frustrating to hear when it's apparently pronounced "another legalized grift"
It's gambling, just as a "prediction market" on the outcome of football games is. Regulate it as such.
I don't see how that's any different from letting people bet on other stuff that they allow
Yeah, why even apologize? This is what they do.
It can influence political events, and any coverage of those events. Reporters have already received death threats for writing news that didn't support an outcome that'd cause someone's bet to pay off.
Wages on how many children will die in a genocide? All fine
A (possible) single US military death?
Oohhh, I'm so sorry
oh, this is where the line is?
Polymarket creates a dangerous feedback loop, financially incentivizing certain political outcomes. It should be shut down.
Wait, let's put Trump's death on there first. Once he's dead, it can be shut down.
Betting on someone's escape or capture is how we get Bachman's The Running Man.
"It's cool."
- Republicans
They're sorry someone complained
It's clear gambling is destructive to peoples lives, why put on airs? This is the insincere time warner two finger nipple rub.
Trump's boys. Criminal shit bags just like their daddy.
I wonder if anyone's "Trump converts to Islam on Easter Sunday" bet has paid out...
Is Trump's death on there? How can we get it there?
Stock market doesn't like competition.
So we can't bet on the odds of a terrorist being captured?