Vitalik Buterin calls Prediction Markets the Antidote to Social Media

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    1. tldr; Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, advocates for prediction markets as a solution to social media’s lack of accountability. He argues that these markets reward accuracy and penalize false claims, unlike social platforms that often amplify misinformation without consequences. Buterin highlights their ability to provide realistic assessments of risks, contrasting them with unethical markets like assassination predictions. He emphasizes their structured pricing and reduced speculation, noting their growing popularity and potential for healthier discourse.

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    2. djkhalidwedabest on

      How exactly is another adding another vice to the world that degenerates will blow their paychecks on some sort of social good? In what way is it an antidote to the perils of social media. Seems like it’s just another shitty and shady business that stands to exploit the weak of mind and will.

    3. Comprehensive-Eye500 on

      Maybe something else comes out that is positive or beneficial through technology use that I know nothing about, but this is just literally another poison pill for society, not an antidote.

      Imagine what it can do for rigging elections and betting on them. How about the outcome of legislation or other closed door items politicians can use to trade. It’s a new sport.

      Who would have thought a platform highly dominated by political predictions could be created giving even more opportunity for crooked politicians to get rich or cause other nefarious situations (blackmail, payoffs).

      I don’t like it.

    4. This is just a strange take. Maybe im missing the point

      Bots and rage farms leading to people also making outlandish claims isn’t going to minimize because some PolyMarket was correct.

      He acts like those very people and their ragebait audience care that they’re wrong. That they’re capable of the self-reflection needed.

      The antidote to toxic social media is not making engagement the only metric that matters and de-monetizing botted ragebait.

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