#Arrogance, #hubris

The downfall of many

#MicheleSpagnuolo, aka "AlphaRaccoon" (lol! 🤪) on #Polymarket, made a number of successful bets on #Google search terms

Well, that's because he worked at Google

🤦

Thing is, his winnings were substantial, but still paled in comparison to his high level of remuneration from his job as an #informationSecurity engineer in #Zurich

Well, now Google has placed him on leave

He believed he was so smart

He was. But not smart enough

wsj.com/tech/google-engineer-p…

Prediction markets are one of the many ways society is crumbling under the pressure to financialize everything — which crypto and NFTs were part of.

I spoke with Jathan Sadowski to dig into how tech companies are harming us to maximize profit.

Listen to the full episode: techwontsave.us/episode/329_pr…

#tech #nft #crypto #sportsbetting #kalshi #polymarket #predictionmarkets