{
  "id": 586271,
  "title": "LB understanding/Economic Background",
  "url": "/competitions/drw-crypto-market-prediction/discussion/586271",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2025-06-25T19:14:52.047803300Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Is it actually possible to achieve a score of 0.4–0.5, or is someone intentionally bending the rules just to stay at the top of the leaderboard?</p>\n<p>Could having a grasp of economics and modern monetary theory be the key to succeeding in this competition? I noticed that some features share similar spikes, which made me think—could there be a political or economic factor driving the results? Maybe features like the USD/GBP exchange rate or inflation rate play a crucial role. What are your thoughts? (in case you want to have a read on MMT <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_monetary_theory\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_monetary_theory</a>)</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "3232491",
      "postDate": "06/25/2025 19:14:52",
      "content": "<p>Is it actually possible to achieve a score of 0.4–0.5, or is someone intentionally bending the rules just to stay at the top of the leaderboard?</p>\n<p>Could having a grasp of economics and modern monetary theory be the key to succeeding in this competition? I noticed that some features share similar spikes, which made me think—could there be a political or economic factor driving the results? Maybe features like the USD/GBP exchange rate or inflation rate play a crucial role. What are your thoughts? (in case you want to have a read on MMT <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_monetary_theory\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_monetary_theory</a>)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Is it actually possible to achieve a score of 0.4–0.5, or is someone intentionally bending the rules just to stay at the top of the leaderboard?\n\nCould having a grasp of economics and modern monetary theory be the key to succeeding in this competition? I noticed that some features share similar spikes, which made me think—could there be a political or economic factor driving the results? Maybe features like the USD/GBP exchange rate or inflation rate play a crucial role. What are your thoughts? (in case you want to have a read on MMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_monetary_theory)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3232558",
      "postDate": "06/25/2025 22:19:38",
      "content": "<p>It's impossible to achieve a score like 0.4–0.5. They are just hacking labels. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It's impossible to achieve a score like 0.4–0.5. They are just hacking labels.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3233313",
      "postDate": "06/26/2025 17:01:10",
      "content": "<p>that's sad. :(</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "that's sad. :(",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3232558,
      "author_name": "yw2735",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/25/2025 22:19:38",
      "content": "<p>It's impossible to achieve a score like 0.4–0.5. They are just hacking labels. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3233313,
          "author_name": "ismailaliahmed",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/26/2025 17:01:10",
          "content": "<p>that's sad. :(</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "3232491": "Is it actually possible to achieve a score of 0.4–0.5, or is someone intentionally bending the rules just to stay at the top of the leaderboard?\n\nCould having a grasp of economics and modern monetary theory be the key to succeeding in this competition? I noticed that some features share similar spikes, which made me think—could there be a political or economic factor driving the results? Maybe features like the USD/GBP exchange rate or inflation rate play a crucial role. What are your thoughts? (in case you want to have a read on MMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_monetary_theory)",
    "3232558": "It's impossible to achieve a score like 0.4–0.5. They are just hacking labels.",
    "3233313": "that's sad. :("
  },
  "source": "meta"
}