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totally hear you. not going to try to convince you, but sharing some context:
we often look at things from a purely mathematical EV point of view
but for many people, $1 won't change their life, but $1M will. even if it's low likelihood and negative expected value, it's actually the rational decision for many. the reality is that people are going for opaque memecoin presales, sports bettors (often younger) are increasingly choosing parlays because they're looking for a 1000x. if we can give them transparent, best odds to get that 1000x, i think it's noble
for context, i was the lyft product manager working on drivers' earnings. one criticism of lyft is it's exploitative - drivers are essentially getting paid now, but they'll pay for it later in car repairs. but it's the rational decision for most. 2% of adults in the US have driven for lyft because people often need money right away, and this is a far better option than payday loans, etc. i'm really proud of the work i did to improve driver pay. 0 reply
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