Re: Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

[Mirimir]

On 08/03/2018 02:48 PM, Steven Schear wrote:
> I can't understand why anyone, who really wanted to use PMs to remove from
> power a person they object to, would call for harm (and create a lightening
> rod for regulation and law enforcement) when then they could just as easily
> wager on whether that person would, for example, still hold that position
> on a certain date. This would not at all imply a call for violence as the
> wager, and the intent, could reasonably otherwise be satisified.

Maybe they're just trolling :)

> On Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 2:13 PM juan <juan.g71 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Fri, 3 Aug 2018 13:43:18 -0700
>> Steven Schear <schear.steve at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> If AP markets persist, become effective and go "mainstream" they should
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>>> considered a RLT (Radical Leveling Technology).
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>>         What remains to be seen is an ordinary gambling system turning
>> into a true 'prediction' market.
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>>         For instance, if you listen to fake-libertarians, true-fascists
>> you'll hear how the 'amazing' futures markets 'predict' the weather and
>> similarly retarded stuff.
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>>         A gambling system in which some people can actually *decide* what
>> the future will be is different but it remains to be seen if the incentives
>> will be enough to motivate those people to act AND even if they are
>> motivated, if they will be able to accomplish whatever needs to be
>> accomlished. Like getting rid of bezos, zukerberg, google, warret buffett,
>> goldman sachs, and all the rest.
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