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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 AI and jobs AI and jobs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Prediction markets for elections primarily process existing polling data rather than generating independent insights. Prediction markets for elections primarilyprocess existing polling data rather thangenerating independent insights. 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 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: Prediction markets are generally well-calibrated, meaning events predicted with a certain probability occur with roughly that frequency. — tap to centre the map on it Prediction markets are generallywell-calibrated, meaning eventspredicted with a certain probabilityoccur with roughly 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: Individual economists' forecasts about AI and the labour market are close to worthless, and aggregated forecasts from prediction markets should replace them. — tap to centre the map on it Individual economists' forecastsabout AI and the labour market areclose to worthless, and aggregatedforecasts from prediction marketsshould replace them. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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 for elections primarily process existing polling data rather than generating independent insights. Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago Holds Matthew Yglesias Read this korrent →