Decentralized Regret. KNICKS 2–SPURS 0!

Just hours before Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals, I was feeling a little confused and a lot exasperated. In Decentralized Disrespect I ranted about the apparent cluelessness of Polymarket's sentiment machine, which somehow had the Alien-led Spurs as a lock to win Game 1. That's not what happened. The Knicks won by ten. The wisdom of crowds, it turns out, is not always wise. Sometimes it's just…