Polymarket's version of "Zhuang Zhou's Dream of the Butterfly" has emerged: Who is predicting whom?

On September 25, 2025, Polymarket posted a message on Platform X titled "What is happening on South Park," accompanied by a screenshot of the Polymarket animation from the show. Polymarket is known as the "top platform" on the show, and students are divided over the events they bet on. Cartman is chosen as the primary trader with a 63% probability, while Kenny and Wendy each have a 46% probability. Interestingly, the Polymarket platform also launched two predictions related to South Park: "What will be discussed in tonight's South Park prediction market?" and "Who will trade on the South Park prediction market?"

Under Polymarket's tweet, many netizens left cheering comments:

"Honestly, this is almost as legendary as appearing on The Simpsons."

"Even South Park knows about betting and voting."

"When South Park mentions you, you know you've made it."

"Polymarket has made it!"

Polymarket and "South Park" are nested in each other, where reality and fiction overlap. Who is predicting whom? I wonder if it's Zhuangzi dreaming of a butterfly, or the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?

What interesting predictions are there on Polymarket? Polymarket's predictions cover a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, economics, technology, and religion, and many of them are quite interesting. Polymarket rose to fame by accurately predicting the winner of the 2024 US presidential election. Although the 2028 US presidential election is still three years away, Polymarket has already published predictions for who will win the 2028 US presidential election, with JD Vance topping the list, followed closely by Gavin Newsom. In the question "Which company will have the second-best AI model by the end of October?", well-known AI giants such as Alibaba, Google, OpenAI, and Deepseek are all included in the betting range. Polymarket shows that CZ has a 47% chance of returning to Binance before December 31st.

In “Jesus in 2025 Under the question "Will he come back in 2025?", the comments section seems to be even more exciting:

"Assuming he comes back, who will keep the money of those who win and go to heaven?"

"Those who are betting their money on "yes" are the true believers."

"If he comes back, will the money still be valuable? Absolutely not, in my opinion."

"Given the intersection of global crises such as climate change, the war in the Middle East, the rise of authoritarianism, and technological innovation, many believers see 2025 as a landmark turning point in human history. This aligns with the timeline of biblical prophecy and rekindles people's hope that Jesus will soon return and restore order and justice." The reply in the comment section is - "Brother, this is a Catholic novel. Wake up."

What other plots in "South Park" are related to cryptocurrency?

In August 2025, in an episode called "Sickofancy" (Note: "Sickofancy" combines the words "sick of" (tired) and "fancy" (fancy, flashy) to express a dislike for something that is overly decorated, impractical or vain), "South Park" mocked US President Trump - satirizing his relationship with cryptocurrency. The show features a fictional scene where tech and political figures, including Microsoft CEO Sundar Pichai and David Sacks, the venture capitalist-turned-White House director of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, line up to give Trump gifts and heap praise on him in an effort to curry favor. David Sacks even reposted a screenshot of the scene on the X platform. In September 2020, the animated series "The Pandemic Special" explicitly mentioned cryptocurrency mining: As the COVID-19 pandemic plunges the town of South Park into chaos, Randy Marsh (Stan's father) becomes obsessed with cryptocurrency mining to cope with the economic impact of the pandemic. He converted his basement into a mining room, filling it with running mining machines. The high temperatures of the machines even forced the windows to open to dissipate heat, causing complaints from neighbors. He even resorted to stealing his neighbors' electricity, and the overheating of the mining machines caused frequent malfunctions in his home.

In addition, a 2021 episode of the anime mentioned that BTC would be used as a means of payment in the future. "We all believe that centralized banks are manipulated, so we are more likely to believe in short-lived Ponzi schemes."

Of course, many of the Trump jokes in "South Park" have aroused the wrath of the White House. A White House spokesperson once called "South Park" a "fourth-rate program that has been out of touch with the times for more than 20 years, relying on unoriginal ideas to survive and desperately trying to attract people's attention." Interestingly, Polymarket launched a bet this year asking, "Will Trump file a lawsuit over the South Park incident?" What is "South Park"? Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park is an American adult animated sitcom that premiered in 1997 and continues to air, making it one of the longest-running animated series in television history. Set in the fictional town of South Park, Colorado, the show revolves around the absurd adventures of four elementary school boys: Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny. It is known for its extreme black humor, satire, and vulgar language. Its content often criticizes current issues and ridicules various topics such as politics, religion, pop culture, and social phenomena. It is highly subversive and controversial.

The show has been nominated for many awards, including five Emmy Awards.