Lightcone is so outraged at the Guardian article that they have started a prediction market about it (manifold.markets)

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WE DEMAND A CORRECTION TO uh various minor nitpicks

also we swear we totally didn't get your email

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I am having a lot of fun on Manifold, but if the team insists on inviting eugenics speakers to conferences, its probably time for me to leave :-/

What exactly is your objection to people exercising their bodily autonomy to implement voluntary eugenics?

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[-] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Dang that slanderous Guardian describing Manifund as a prediction market when it's a market where people make predictions. Totally misleading!

Since Ivan owns 50% of the project's certs, his stake has tripled in value from $3,000 to $9,000; he sells them for $9,000 to The Good Foundation, netting a $6,000 profit. (Important note: for legal reasons, profits on Manifund impact certificates can currently only be used to donate to charity and can't be cashed out in the normal way.)

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

of course, with this lot “can currently only be used to donate to charity” is also not quite the firewall one would expect it to be …

[-] carlitoscohones@awful.systems 16 points 5 months ago

Paying 20-somethings to have orgies on the beach in Bali is a form of charity, if their laptops are nearby.

[-] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 15 points 5 months ago

The phrase "legal reasons" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in their FAQ

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