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Whales vs. Minnows and Pitfalls of Prediction Markets

4 pointsby akrolsmirabout 2 years ago

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akrolsmirabout 2 years ago
Austin from Manifold here -- the actions and fallout from the Whales vs Minnows market definitely led to some soul-searching on our team and among our community. I&#x27;m grateful that we&#x27;re seeing our users get so hyped up about a relatively silly game! At the same time, we&#x27;re trying to refocus our prediction markets on noteworthy, valuable topics for the world (eg at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;manifold.markets&#x2F;group&#x2F;showcase" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;manifold.markets&#x2F;group&#x2F;showcase</a>)<p>For fun: One of our users generated a dramatized trailer video with AI at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=qV3bgODqIBc">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=qV3bgODqIBc</a>