Post #4400856
2026-08-05 22:57 UTC
Replies (7)
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@trainguyrom@techhub.social 2026-08-06 02:26
@ancient_catbus@jorts.horse building off of this, Americans collectively spend more in these betting marketplaces than they do on books, movies, art and museums combined! Shits' fucked yo! Sauce: https://fortune.com/2026/07/26/gambling-america-pastime-spend-sports-bets-movies-arts-museums-music/
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@Talen_Lee@kind.social 2026-08-06 07:17
@ancient_catbus@jorts.horse one of my favourite historical learnings was that 1. payday lending started as a mob thing, and that 2. the mob basically never killed debtors because dead people have no value, and 3. it was not uncommon for them to go threaten *bosses* so workers' wages would go up so they could pay their debts.
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@ancient_catbus@jorts.horse 2026-08-05 23:03
all betting should be illegal and require dealing with shady figures with no compunction about inflicting violence
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@CStamp@mastodon.social 2026-08-06 01:10
@ancient_catbus@jorts.horse They should name every single person participating, including medical staff notifying them of patients’ health.
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@thriftwicker@mastodon.social 2026-08-06 01:19
@ancient_catbus@jorts.horse I feel like this betting on tragedy bullshit is a pretty good indicator that there is not much further to fall before this shitty timeline collapses in on itself.
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@GGMcBG@mstdn.plus 2026-08-06 01:44
@ancient_catbus@jorts.horse I'd like to bet on how soon one of these prick-bastard vampire fucks meets a tire iron from someone who feels wrongly-predicted.
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@rjblaskiewicz@mstdn.social 2026-08-06 01:46
@ancient_catbus@jorts.horse *raises hand* I would like to place a wager on the longevity of Kalshi executives.