Vitalik Buterin pfp
Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
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
64 replies
59 recasts
459 reactions
Venkatesh Rao ☀️ pfp
Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
It's a macho culture that *wants* to bring back Strong Men dueling in Hard Times to restore Good Times. They don't *want* Weak Men alternatives like prediction markets.
0 reply
0 recast
6 reactions
tldr (tim reilly) pfp
tldr (tim reilly)
@tldr
Unfortunately, some people don’t want peace, they want attention.
3 replies
4 recasts
87 reactions
binji 🔴 pfp
binji 🔴
@binji.eth
if you have time, you should check out Malcolm gladwell’s book “the tipping point,” it. I think it’ll help provide a line of sight on what may be missing.
1 reply
1 recast
12 reactions
𒂠_𒍣𒅀_𒊑 pfp
𒂠_𒍣𒅀_𒊑
@m-j-r.eth
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.
0 reply
0 recast
6 reactions
PhiMarHal pfp
PhiMarHal
@phimarhal
Financial loss is hardly ever as much a deterrent as physical harm.
0 reply
0 recast
3 reactions
Law❦︎ pfp
Law❦︎
@traguy.eth
I mean, you're right, prediction markets can be a powerful way to make predictions and opinions count, but it's not always the most intuitive or accessible option. But what could be the main barrier that prevents people from taking their words to a prediction market? Is it the lack of knowledge about how these markets work, or is it the fear of losing money or being wrong?😕
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Pat Dimitri pfp
Pat Dimitri
@patdimitri
People that want folks to be in fear of violence at all times are sociopaths.
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
lilpanda.wtf pfp
lilpanda.wtf
@branigan
polymarket is not available to Americans, still
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
miro𓆣 pfp
miro𓆣
@miroyato
Is it easy to set up a 1 to 1 bet on these prediction markets though? Might just be a UX issue ie less attractive to place a bet on a prediction market and then post a proof and then... Whereas a link to set up a bet duel would be immediately rewarding
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Greg Lang pfp
Greg Lang
@designheretic
“The other app” 😂 Love it
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Thomas pfp
Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Both the author and their reply guys on X are just LARPing and succumbing to a (stereotypically American) idiomatic addiction to guns as a means of resorting every perceived slight, including personal vendettas and cosmic justice. It's clearly unhealthy, but I don't think prediction markets cut it either. The most common divergences of opinion and interpersonal conflicts can't be settled by a binary outcome (grey areas) nor an independent body (like UMA's optimistic oracle); e.g., Polymarket can settle whether Trump will win, not whether he's a better president. Prediction markets also require money, and not everyone can afford to put skin in the game like that. So as much as I dislike the feuding cesspool on X, it's actually a cheapo way of letting people vent their emotions in a (generally) peaceful way. I don't partake in it, I don't even read it, but perhaps it's a societally useful pressure release valve for all the angry people out there to settle scores verbally
0 reply
0 recast
4 reactions
Lauren McDonagh-Pereira pfp
Lauren McDonagh-Pereira
@lampphotography
I respect you, but please, call it by its proper name. It's the dead bird app.
2 replies
0 recast
8 reactions
Dvyne pfp
Dvyne
@dummie.eth
He just doesn't have a farcaster account am i right💀
0 reply
0 recast
4 reactions
Supertaster.degen.eth 🎩 pfp
Supertaster.degen.eth 🎩
@supertaster.eth
Fight and angry trolling leads to more engagement. Sad to see it is the key metric for most social platforms. Putting your money where your mouth is doesn’t work for most people unfortunately. Farcaster is our hope!
0 reply
1 recast
2 reactions
Andrei Stoica pfp
Andrei Stoica
@stoica
So you get to settle the score a lot more elegantly—no need for violence. Let your money do the "fighting" for you.
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
kaito pfp
kaito
@kaito
basically this
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
🍞communist.degen🎩 pfp
🍞communist.degen🎩
@alkohlmist
Normalize having dope ass fight clubs
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
WetSocks💦🧦 pfp
WetSocks💦🧦
@wetsocks.eth
Vitalik, I challenge you to a duel
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
lawrenceroman.eth 🎩🎭 pfp
lawrenceroman.eth 🎩🎭
@lawrenceroman
Slander is common with online trolls but in real life and in person still not so common. Was it Ice T that once said people are tough online where they can’t confront who they are talking bs to, in real life not so much…
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions