lsusr comments on Prediction Markets are for Outcomes Beyond Our Control

[lsusr]

So suppose there is a desired outcome, like lsusr writing posts. How can that be incentivized?

You buy shares in the outcome you don’t want.

[Dagon]

In most cases, there are more direct ways to pay for what you want. In cases where the controller is obscured or partial, you can look at encouragement and hedging as related: you want to make bets that make the dis-preferred outcome less painful for you.