Yes, but it doesn’t take much time to just predict the community median when you don’t have a clue about a question and don’t want to take the time for getting into it. However, as another commenter points out, this means that Metaculus is rewarding a combination of time put in + prediction skills, rather than just prediction skills.
Yes, but it doesn’t take much time to just predict the community median when you don’t have a clue about a question and don’t want to take the time for getting into it. However, as another commenter points out, this means that Metaculus is rewarding a combination of time put in + prediction skills, rather than just prediction skills.