c/crazyideas · by MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com · 2yWe should have a gambling market that tracks on whether our Amazon/USPS/UPS/FedEx package is going to show up on time or not. 60 points · 9 comments · view on lemmy.world
9 Comments
nukeworker10@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Except amazon would immediately take the other side of the bet, and then manipulate the market.
MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 2y
And we would know that and follow their bet.
Win win win
sexy_peach@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
I came here to reply this. They would play the system if it ever had enough people betting.
GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network · 7 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
Haha at least they would have to pay the delivery people well ^^
metaStatic@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
whatever makes you think that?
sexy_peach@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y
If they were attacked? I thought they would have more responsibility on the job.
metaStatic@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
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