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everything in this world will be turned into gambling. this stuff is a cancer on society
Every single thing one does in life is a gamble that carries a probability of success. Getting a degree. Investing in a business. Investing in a relationship. Having kids. Smoking. Booking a flight cheaper but with no possibility of cancellation. Moving town. Not moving town. I could go on forever. Everything is a gamble. Some forms of gambling are more socially acceptable than others. The difference, in everyhthing,…
for the people who wouldn't have inadvertently clicked on the website: it's not real money, it's a campaign to nudge the German provider to care about their infamous delays
It's incredible that about 80% of people in this thread seem to be commenting without having looked at the website. In defense of Deutsche Bahn, countries with comparable infrastructure but more reliable transport have put in about twice as much money per capita for the last 30 years at least. Also, it went through a pseudo-privatisation back then, which hasn't helped (just private enough to focus on quarterly profit…
It’s almost as if people are tired of having betting shoved down their throats.
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It's all sliding slope when the only way an average citizen can reap the economic growth of their own country is stock market and saving only makes them poorer.
Contrary to what crypto currency enthusiasts believe, having inflation (most of the time) is the only feasible and sane way for an economy. Why ever do anything at all with your money, ever, otherwise? Except for basic needs.
Any ICE passing Frankfurt is a guaranteed 30 minute delay. Too easy to win.
For context, David Kriesel gave the infamous talk called “BahnMining” at 36C3 highlighting this. IIUC it’s only available in German: https://youtu.be/0rb9CfOvojk
Where can I bet when this will be taken down? (Asking since polymarket is forbidden in DE)
The proliferation of online gambling is IMO one of the bigger under-reported trends in modern society, and has a real potential for massive externalities throughout society.
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Every single thing one does in life is a gamble that carries a probability of success. Getting a degree. Investing in a business. Investing in a relationship. Having kids. Smoking. Booking a flight cheaper but with no possibility of cancellation. Moving town. Not moving town. I could go on forever. Everything is a gamble. Some forms of gambling are more socially acceptable than others. The difference, in everyhthing,…
We'll have won politics the day people understand that individual responsibility doesn't work at scale, and that, on average, people just respond to incentives.