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I've never cared about politics. Honestly, I couldn't tell you what the Senate or House did before I joined PredictIt (PI). I'm sure I learned in school but it has nothing to do with my every day life so I just never thought about it, or avoided thinking about it.
After I joined PI, I started learning ridiculous amounts of random information when researching a market's subject. I learned all of the Senators names and what they did for their states. Heck, I even started watching those super boring votes in the Senate. I learned so much that I could finally hold my own in conversations about politics. I'd ask my friends, family, and coworkers what they thought about the subjects of a PI market and get their opinions. I wouldn't place a bet off their opinions, because well, that would really be gambling. But the point is, I did start to take more of an interest in politics.
I've also made some great contacts in the comments section of PI. Those who I trust to be honest have shown me much patience with my learning curve and I'm very glad to call them pen pals in an age where that's become obsolete.
When the CFTC stopped letting PI create new markets, I eventually cashed out. Want to know what I've done since I've left? I found myself back to not caring, ignoring all the alerts on my phone that I had set for news updates, avoiding mentions about anything politics.
I've always loved the idea that PI was created as an experiment to see if people cared more about politics if money was involved. Because it's been proven true, many times over, by me.
So, what I can tell you, is that if you keep PI open, you will have one more person motivated and interested in politics. And probably a bunch more. That's all I got.
