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Prediction markets in everything
Hello,
I’m back from a visit home to Northern Ireland! I was back at the same time as the traditional Twelfth of July holiday, which you should read about if you haven’t already.
I also climbed the local mountain:
Back to the blog:
I just published a piece on how Christians should think about prediction markets. If you don’t know what prediction markets are, I explain that first. Then I assess whether it’s fair to compare them to the morally dubious practice of gambling.
Elsewhere, you should really check out this interview with Mark Zuckerberg about the metaverse. There are some highlights in this Twitter thread:

At the end of June, Mark Zuckerberg told employees he had a new goal: to turn Facebook into “a metaverse company.” I talked to him about what that means theverge.com/22588022/mark-…

It has a great header image by the way:

It’s a lot! A big bold vision that seems great for artists and creators; fraught with dangers for democracy; and that Facebook is now committing to build. You can check out our conversation here via the podcast or a transcript.

Til next week,
Fergus