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We Haven’t Seen the Worst of What Gambling and Prediction Markets Will Do to America (www.derekthompson.org)
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[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The author is one of the Abundance libs. He's got Peter Thiel connections.

(Edit:) Embarrassing: Peter Thiel's Zero to One Might Be the Best Business Book I've Read

[–] ThermonuclearHoxha@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Peter Thiel connections deserves to downgrade this automatically to !slop@hexbear.net IMHO

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

Agreed. I figure the only reason Derek Thompson isn't as loathed as Ezra Klein or Matthew Yglesias around here is that he's somehow more forgettable.