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seki285 • today at 4:12 PM • 5 replies • view on HN

A week ago if you dared to say anything critical of polymarket you would be drowned out in replies talking about the "wonderful societal benefits" of gambling on daily life and how it "informs decision making" and helps the "common people".


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red-iron-pine • today at 6:10 PM

51% or more of social media is automated.

Bots Rule Everything Around Me BREAM dollar dollar bill yall.

like, of course the gambling halls drop big money on online marketing

mahboi • today at 4:22 PM

I liked it for political races as an alternative to polls. Was terrible for several other things. 99% of it was really just sports betting, which I can't see being a good thing.

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whimsicalism • today at 6:24 PM

you must be from an alternate timeline

nilamo • today at 5:30 PM

What in the revisionist history? Polymarket has been getting shit on here since it debuted.

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