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Gambling logic said to drive Silicon Valley's bets
Original: The logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/magazine/gam
A New York Times Magazine essay argues that the logic of gambling underpins much of what comes out of Silicon Valley, from startup investing to prediction markets. Commenters on a tech discussion forum are sharing the piece, with reaction framing the industry's culture of betting on uncertain outcomes as fundamentally a wagering exercise dressed up as innovation.
Why now: The essay's provocative framing of tech investing as gambling is prompting debate among tech and finance readers.
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- The logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/magazine/gambling-prediction-markets-statistics.html # HackerNews # Tech # Finance · hackernews@robot.villas · 3
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