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The Financialisation of Having Opinions 🔮

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It wasn't at a casino or a sportsbook. It was standing in front of two elevators in my office building, convinced I could predict which one would arrive first based on the floor indicator lights. Left elevator on floor 8, going down. That's five floors to travel. Right elevator on floor 3, going up. Only two floors, but it might stop to pick up passengers. I'd commit to positioning myself in front of one, then immediately start second-guessing when I saw the other elevator's numbers change. I developed elaborate theories about elevator algorithms, peak usage patterns, and the psychological profiles of people who press elevator buttons. When the elevator I didn't choose arrived first, I'd feel genuinely defeated. When I picked correctly, I felt like I'd cracked some fundamental code of urban transportation. The dopamine hit was immediate and addictive. I wasn't even betting real money, just standing there obsessing over which machine would save me thirty seconds. That's when I realised

Rabbit Hole The Financialisation of Having Opinions 🔮 Someone has to decide what counts as truth and they might have money riding on the answer. Thejaswini M A Aug 22, 2025 8 1 Share I know exactly when I became a degenerate gambler. It wasn't at a casino or a sportsbook. It was standing in front of two elevators in my office building, convinced I could predict which one would arrive first based on the floor indicator lights. Left elevator on floor 8, going down. That's five floors to travel. Right elevator on floor 3, going up. Only two floors, but it might stop to pick up passengers. I'd co

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