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Why everything is turning into betting

Why everything is turning into betting: Prediction markets and the collapse of long-term investing discipline.

Everything is turning into betting because structural economic pressure, financial disillusionment and digital platform design have made high-risk speculation feel rational to a generation that sees traditional wealth-building as unattainable. Wage growth has lagged inflation across developed economies, housing affordability has deteriorated, and the mathematics of compounding appears too slow …

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