Trying to figure out why I should care. It's just a casino for the new millennium. Nobody can get hurt from this. The only people who lose are ones who are intentionally gambling. I have a much bigger problem with market makers playing games with people's retirement funds and shorting companies into bankruptcy for fun and profit.
Prediction markets are public knowledge. If someone moves a large sum of money, the Venezuelan Communist Party could have changed plans at the last minute and blown the op.
Thankfully they didn't, but missions like these depend on the enemy not knowing they're coming.
Trying to figure out why I should care. It's just a casino for the new millennium. Nobody can get hurt from this. The only people who lose are ones who are intentionally gambling. I have a much bigger problem with market makers playing games with people's retirement funds and shorting companies into bankruptcy for fun and profit.
To play the devil's advocate:
Prediction markets are public knowledge. If someone moves a large sum of money, the Venezuelan Communist Party could have changed plans at the last minute and blown the op.
Thankfully they didn't, but missions like these depend on the enemy not knowing they're coming.