Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Why prediction markets aren't popular, published by Nick Whitaker on May 20, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.
I argue with J. Zachary Mazlish that, among other things, regulation is not the primary obstacle to prediction markets, so philanthropic dollars should not be used to lobby for their deregulation.
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