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Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under price gouging price gouging Everything filed under stock market stock market Everything filed under product management product management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Prediction markets are generally well-calibrated, meaning events predicted with a certain probability occur with roughly that frequency. Prediction markets are generallywell-calibrated, meaning events predictedwith a certain probability occur withroughly that frequency. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Prediction markets for elections primarily process existing polling data rather than generating independent insights. — tap to centre the map on it Prediction markets for electionsprimarily process existing pollingdata rather than generatingindependent insights. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only 30 to 50 percent of product experiments win, because consumer behaviour is too unpredictable to be predicted from a hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it Only 30 to 50 percent of productexperiments win, because consumerbehaviour is too unpredictable to bepredicted from a hypothesis. Last stated 12 months ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Prediction markets are good at reflecting conventional wisdom but do not provide significant new insights into election outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it Prediction markets are good atreflecting conventional wisdom butdo not provide significant newinsights into election outcomes. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A run of correct forecasts is not evidence of expertise, because among many forecasters some are right by chance. — tap to centre the map on it A run of correct forecasts is notevidence of expertise, because amongmany forecasters some are right bychance. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving something 60-40 odds and being wrong is not itself a mistake. — tap to centre the map on it Giving something 60-40 odds andbeing wrong is not itself a mistake. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Feb 2023 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Draconian price controls are among the most ruinous economic policies a government can impose. — tap to centre the map on it Draconian price controls are amongthe most ruinous economic policies agovernment can impose. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 SS Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dynamic pricing means prices decrease as well as increase. — tap to centre the map on it Dynamic pricing means pricesdecrease as well as increase. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Europe's carmakers spent the early 2020s raising prices and profits at their customers' expense, and narrowed their own market doing it. — tap to centre the map on it Europe's carmakers spent the early2020s raising prices and profits attheir customers' expense, andnarrowed their own market doing it. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Jul 2026 AT Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it A high, stable dividend yield givesa stock's valuation a downside floorthat growth stocks without dividendslack. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. — tap to centre the map on it A society's prosperity comes fromits productivity, not from thefinancial system or stock market. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified inretrospect, so arguing about whetherone is happening now cannot besettled now. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 HM Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enougheventually has no need forinvestors. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Prediction markets are generally well-calibrated, meaning events predicted with a certain probability occur with roughly that frequency. Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago Holds Matthew Yglesias Read this korrent →