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deadbabeyesterday at 9:16 PM1 replyview on HN

There's a feel good story where a parent can't afford a very expensive medical procedure to save a child, so someone tells them to place a massive bet in a prediction market for a certain event that may happen, and then they make it happen, therefore siphoning off money from the other gamblers for a good cause. Just a small way everyday people use the system against itself as a way to survive.


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cjonasyesterday at 11:51 PM

Seems pretty naive to think that this type of thing is happening in favor of the "everyday person".