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We should have a gambling market that tracks on whether our Amazon/USPS/UPS/FedEx package is going to show up on time or not. (reddthat.com)
submitted 10 months ago by MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to c/crazyideas@lemmy.world
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[–] nukeworker10@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Except amazon would immediately take the other side of the bet, and then manipulate the market.

[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 5 points 10 months ago

And we would know that and follow their bet.

Win win win

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I came here to reply this. They would play the system if it ever had enough people betting.

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Taken to it's furthest, people would be running delivery vans off the road and calling in bomb threats to package hubs

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Haha at least they would have to pay the delivery people well ^^

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

whatever makes you think that?

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If they were attacked? I thought they would have more responsibility on the job.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

You're right they will have more responsibility to pay for losses out of their wage.

Welcome to late stage capitalism, your next pay review is in 12 months.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

We'd have to get around the gambling aspect of it and call it insurance

Oh, wait, insurance is already legal gambling, where the house always wins