Fuck Thiel and all, but Founders Fund invests in a slew of stuff that they think will make them money.
Silver has always been fairly left of center. Anyone that’s listened to his podcasts over the past elections knows that, he wants his work to be neutral, but he’s not into the maga shit.
Silver has always been curious to see if betting markets could more accurately predict election outcomes. I’m not surprised to see him join that company. It’s basically an opportunity for him to explore something he has been curious about for decades.
But yeah, unfortunately, he’s also helping to make a shitty person richer.
I saw the headline and almost expected my phone to start blaring to let me know that there was a missing elderly person last seen in a red Toyota Prius heading east on I94.
What specifically are you looking for? They show the studies that are used an input into the model, but the model that weights the input is private IP.
Like with 538, you see the input and percentages out, but not how the sausage is made.