Sports betting has exploded across America, with a vast majority of states legalizing gambling in recent years. In fact, Americans gambled $150 billion through online sportsbooks last year. Far too many lost nearly everything. @RollingStone reports on the near-fatal consequences for a group of young men with a phone, app, and a growing addition:
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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/329_prediction_markets_want_to_financialize_everything_w_jathan_sadowski
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