@safya.eth

few days ago, a friend sent me 15 usdc to try polymarket. since i used to build on polygon, i knew the tech but never used it. i took a blind 5-min bet on btc, bought a share at 0.50, and doubled my money in a couple of minutes. the fast ux felt like magic. i saved the total amount as a part of the upcoming rent but as a developer, i wanted to understand the backend. i assumed i was playing against the house or a leverage pool. i was wrong it’s a pure zero-sum game. when you win, you are directly draining the wallet of a desperate loser on the other side the seamless ux is psychologically engineered to induce addiction, making people chase losses until they are wiped out. checking the user comments confirmed it. people losing everything to break even i am currently going through the hardest financial crisis of my life. i am the exact target for "easy money." but i will never touch this again, even if a win is guaranteed. taking money from desperate people is unethical. some money just costs too much.

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