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minus-squarevala@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoThis is what I thought but I was hoping that was way too stupid to be real.
minus-squarejoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoIt intentionally ignores the very real scenario where someone places a bet predicts that a fire will start and then goes out and starts the fire to win that bet have a correct prediction.
This is what I thought but I was hoping that was way too stupid to be real.
It intentionally ignores the very real scenario where someone
places a betpredicts that a fire will start and then goes out and starts the fire towin that bethave a correct prediction.