Why don't people who casually say things like this on the other app realize that prediction markets exist? You can have words backed by genuine risk of meaningful personal consequences there, and it's much more peaceful.

Why don't people who casually say things like this on the other app realize that prediction markets exist? You can have words backed by genuine risk of meaningful personal consequences there, and it's much more peaceful.

https://x.com/thinkingwest/status/1830617990192124332

imho, polite violence seemingly doesn't require that much intelligence for the same degree of compulsion.

this is all speculation about a time & culture far displaced from living memory, so the interpretation of the crass & impudent would also be much different.