I mean it’s true for Polymarket, you could just place a bet on a local forest catching fire and then light it.
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gastroglizzy@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
Polymarket and crypto have some people believing they’re only three days from being a millionaire
alekwithak@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
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 5 weeks ago
Yeah, and I’m sure Elon makes nothing off of the daily bet on the number of times he’ll tweet, too.
nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks 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 cult for people who are bad at tech.