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Gambling logic seen driving Silicon Valley's bets

Original: The logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley

A New York Times Magazine essay argues that the logic of gambling underlies much of Silicon Valley's culture and products, from prediction markets to startup investing. The piece links betting, statistics and probabilistic reasoning, suggesting tech's faith in forecasting outcomes is closer to wagering than to science.

Why now: Prediction markets and gambling-adjacent tech products are a current point of debate, and a high-profile essay on the topic is drawing attention.

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