"Prediction markets aren't good at producing information, but they're *amazing* at producing corruption."

Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) on the Trump-connected "markets" that take gambling to new depths of depravity.

https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/24/degenerated-gambling/

Pluralistic: Goodhart’s Law vs “prediction markets” (24 Mar 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

@dangillmor @pluralistic

How many times have we seen this version of the ol' razzle dazzle?

#PresidentPumpAndDump

@dangillmor @pluralistic > As Masnick says, this is no routine proof of Goodhart's law, where a metric becomes a target. In this case, participants can "put a gun to the metric's head."

tja.