No, it would be an ADDITIONAL personal investment and bias.
Joel Send a noteboard - 07/02/2012 06:59:35 AM
It's like rooting for a guy on a team you don't like because he's on your fantasy team. We could get Random Thoughts angrily defending a Dem, not in hopes of getting that Dem elected, but so that he gets the three extra points to beat you in week four.
It might be interesting to see if and how much people bet against preference, even increase understanding of how the other sides leaders and supporters think and act.
But I would bet dollars to donuts 80+% of participants would just take the guys they liked best, and losers would raise unholy Hell because their favorite candidate lost the real election AND because they lost the Fantasy Election. It is a nice idea, but human nature would make it an utter disaster in practice. Kinda like communism.
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LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
This message last edited by Joel on 07/02/2012 at 07:01:52 AM
Election Year Fantasy League
- 06/02/2012 05:00:08 PM
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I like the idea. Who on earth is going to keep track of everything, though?
- 06/02/2012 10:54:38 PM
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I think it is one of those nice ideas that would get very ugly very fast.
- 07/02/2012 03:44:22 AM
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But it would be a different personal investment and bias.
- 07/02/2012 05:18:11 AM
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No, it would be an ADDITIONAL personal investment and bias.
- 07/02/2012 06:59:35 AM
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C'mon.
- 07/02/2012 02:36:32 PM
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That is another problem.
- 07/02/2012 04:29:35 PM
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Yeah, it was mostly just a fun idea.
- 07/02/2012 09:12:25 PM
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That I will grant.
- 08/02/2012 09:44:26 PM
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