Polymarket and Kalshi seem to be everywhere, but what are prediction markets doing to society?
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Jathan Sadowski to dig into the ideological goal to financialize everything and the many harms that arise from that model.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/326_prediction_markets_want_to_financialize_everything_w_jathan_sadowski
#tech #polymarket #kalshi #betting #politics
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