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I would actually. There are online escrow services for that. Also I didn't goad anybody into doing anything: they offered to bet and I took the bait (and then
by bboygravity 4y ago
I would actually. There are online escrow services for that.
Also I didn't goad anybody into doing anything: they offered to bet and I took the bait (and then edited their post to remove the request for betting). Not the other way around.
If you're not willing to bet, then don't create a post on the internet stating that you're willing to bet? simple.
- smcl 4y agoEh I didn't see any offer to bet anything, but in any case if someone on HN says "I bet that XXX happens" then it's safe to say they don't mean "I will bet anything that XXX, name your terms and I will match them, otherwise I concede since you have bested me using logic!" This is not a betting platform and tbh I think dang et al would get in trouble if it turned out HN was facilitating some form of gambling. In reality trying to make someone put money behind their predictions is a way to try to make them back down, look silly/small/cheap and as I said originally, it is childish. Don't do it.