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for the new york times magazine, I wrote about why everything is "gambling" now (the short answer: actually everything is the statistical style now, and gambling is just how most of us understand that)

nytimes.comHow Everything Became GamblingIt’s not just DraftKings and Polymarket — the logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley.

4/10/26, 5:45 pm44 reposts175 likes

azucena.bsky.social

@azucena.bsky.social

hoping this is the short form of a book proposal!

m. r. sauter

@oddletters.bsky.social

yessssssssss im very excited about this

The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡

@thebostonlol.bsky.social

well then

Liz Schiller #DefundthePolice

@lizzzs.bsky.social

This is so good. I really appreciate people who can provide the close up, the zoom out, and the context. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/m...

nytimes.comHow Everything Became Gambling (Gift Article)It’s not just DraftKings and Polymarket — the logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley.

Oy!

@espo4615.bsky.social

The Misrules of Acquisition

@livingonferenginar.bsky.social

sometimes 99% isn't good enough

Henry Farrell

@himself.bsky.social

How did you get damnatio memoriae through the Times' editorial process?

Max Read

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at one point it was flagged as *overused* believe it or not!

Henry Farrell

@himself.bsky.social

There is an entire presumed life history with genuine pathos behind the making of that claim. The "For sale: baby shoes. Never worn" of the New York Times factchecking process.

Anna Willoughby

@akw.bsky.social

It's all gambling because there's a ton of money involved

Anna Willoughby

@akw.bsky.social

And also literal gambling