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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:

Fergus @F_McCullough

Hame

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:

Casey Newton @CaseyNewton

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:

Casey Newton @CaseyNewton

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.

theverge.comMark Zuckerberg is betting Facebook’s future on the metaverseThe Facebook CEO talks to Casey Newton about why he is putting his company’s resources toward the “metaverse,” a future that imagines an internet that combines physical, augmented, and virtual realities.

Til next week,

Fergus