I halfway expect for theymos to decline or to ignore this. Perhaps he just doesn’t want to bet. On the other hand, he thinks that Biden will win “by a landslide”, as a practical matter—even though he doesn’t seem to be a Biden supporter; so why not bet?
On the flipside, as aforesaid, I despise Trump; but
I think that he will win. It is a good match for a wager.
@nullius before I begin I would like to state that I have been supporting Trump since quiet a while now, and personally I feel that @theymos will not accept this bet.
I think that I should explain a bit more about why I offered this to theymos, specifically.
I enjoy
gambling (reflink), at least in theory—although I don’t do much of it. It’s an exciting entertainment! And I think that from some of my remarks on the
eddie13 vs. suchmoon thread, it’s obvious that I was hinting at a desire to get in on the action here:
Like betting on cockfights or football games: The whole concept of this thread adequately sums the value of democracy. It is entertainment.
If I wanted to bet, I would be a contrarian, and bet on Trump. For the reason that you state, I would probably want better than even odds.
I say this even though I despise Trump much more than the TDS crowd does. (For totally different reasons.)
The problem with that is that I deeply despise liberals—even moreso than
the cat did; much more...
Liberalism is a disease.
Merited by Lauda (29)Anyone considering to vote for Biden should read the lyrics of her song WEX and consider if you want to vote for someone who is associating with someone like Cardi B.
If I were a Trump man, then I would just put my money where my mouth is. Stand up for my side. But why should I take a risk on Trump of potentially giving
my money to a freaking TDS liberal? Trump is not “my side”, and I am not playing this game:
A deeper point is that
this is a plebiscite on Trump:How do you feel about Trump?- ☐ I LOVE TRUMP!!! 🤩
- ☐ I HATE TRUMP!!! 😡
That is not very good for Biden, in and of itself.
Biden supporter Trump-hater?The answer hit me when I saw eddie13’s offer to theymos, as I quoted and (originally) replied to:
I'm thinking that Biden is going to win by a landslide.
Wanna bet me another 0.01? Or?
theymos seems to concur with me, albeit perhaps coming from a somewhat different direction:
I feel bad for all of the people who have tied themselves up personally with this election, as if Trump or Biden actually cared about them, or as if their election will actually matter much to the voters personally.
A wager between us would be a perfect match!However if he does accept then this bet will be one of the most epic bet ever placed on Bitcointalk (call me biased about the epic ness of this, bet but this is what I personally feel).
Indeed.
Epic. A moment for the forum’s historic annals. If I do say so myself, I think that the only question is whether theymos wants to bet with anybody at all. ;-)
My only regret in offering this is that I cannot in prudence go higher. Think of what 0.01 BTC will be worth someday! I’m a Scrooge with the sats. HoDL, HoDL, HoDL. Whereas I think it’s safe to say that theymos is a hardcore Bitcoiner; if he accepts the bet and I lose, then he should HoDL in good health.