Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin posted on Farcaster stating that prediction markets are a good remedy for crazy opinions on emotional topics. Many users on social media exaggerate by claiming "something will definitely happen" to create panic or attract attention but do not take responsibility for it. Prediction markets, on the other hand, involve real money bets and tend to reflect true probabilities, which can counter these "crazy opinions."
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Vitalik: Predictive markets are the best remedy for wild opinions on emotional topics.
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