Internet Child@0xinternetchild
There is a LOT of pressure on @Polymarket to end Geopolitical markets !
The category that produces the most positive externalities by forecasting the *most important events*
A month ago :
They were forced under pressure to delete their "Nuclear detonation" market because some idiot made the argument that Kim Jong Un could blow a nuke to insider trade it for $100k
Now :
They are forced to delete the pilot rescue market because another pearl clutching moron i getting the "ick" from it (like a foid)
As much is i would love them to stand their ground.
We understand that when the country they are based in is at war, the pressure must be immense.
Realistically, if they refused to cooperate in such context, it could go anywhere from new regulations to actual physical danger for @shayne_coplan and his staff.
So right now i think their strategy is good :
> Keep the important Iran war markets (Strait of Hormuz traffic, ceasfire date, invasion date)
> Skip the "fun" market that don't provide much value but have great potential for controversy (Pilot rescue, nuclear bomb, strike on X location)
and try to weather the storm.
At the end of the day Polymarket is the ONLY place that lets us bet on those things, so if there was a serious crackdown on them, the whole concept of geopolitical bets could be buried for the next 20 years.
I don't want that to happen so i think they are right to be cautious.
