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As long as they bet on themselves winning, it seems kinda fine? They're not really manipulating things, just profiting from their own work... Betting on themse

by eqvinox 6mo ago

As long as they bet on themselves winning, it seems kinda fine? They're not really manipulating things, just profiting from their own work... Betting on themselves losing would be a problem, since then they could manipulate the result by sabotaging themselves. But that only works one direction.

yfw 6mo ago
Could also sabotage others
- eqvinox 6mo ago
  Sure, but it doesn't really change motivations around that. Shady politicians might do that anyway, bet or no bet. The problem with sabotaging yourself is that it challenges the assumption that everyone is playing to win. If anything, supporting other candidates might be questionable, if you bet on yourself losing.
gus_massa 6mo ago
You can have an honest bet against yourself as an insurance: Win: get the salary in congress. Lose: get money from kalshi.