• vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 days ago

    While we are not blind to the risks, removing these markets does not prevent a tragedy but makes the most accurate information less accessible to the people who need it most,” he wrote.

    Can anyone explain to me what the actual fuck this dude is talking about here?

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      They’re trying to say that the guess of the “prediction market” will give early warning to evacuate.

      It’s been one of their “We’re not gambling” defenses but applying it to wildfires really highlights how bonkers it is.

        • joe@lemmy.world
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          It intentionally ignores the very real scenario where someone places a bet predicts that a fire will start and then goes out and starts the fire to win that bet have a correct prediction.