tinosaurier@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 个月前We have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolution - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1342arrow-down19
arrow-up1333arrow-down1external-linkWe have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolution - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comtinosaurier@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 个月前message-square63fedilink
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·7 个月前I did acknowledge that it’s not exclusive to the US. And I didn’t say “it is”, I said “it feels like”. FTX, Theranos, Fyre Festival, Enron, Bernie Madoff, Logan Paul’s CrytoZoo, Charles Ponzi (the OG Ponzi scammer), etc. While scams exist everywhere, the US seems specially suited to embolden people to run scams. At least high profile ones.
minus-squareDaggity@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·7 个月前The charismatic snake oil salesman is an American icon.
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·7 个月前I mean, the entire US government is currently being used for scamming.
minus-squareFredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·7 个月前Scams are far more prevalent in EU cities, I don’t know where you got that idea
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 个月前So the guys on the street that scam tourists are high profile scammers?
I did acknowledge that it’s not exclusive to the US. And I didn’t say “it is”, I said “it feels like”.
FTX, Theranos, Fyre Festival, Enron, Bernie Madoff, Logan Paul’s CrytoZoo, Charles Ponzi (the OG Ponzi scammer), etc.
While scams exist everywhere, the US seems specially suited to embolden people to run scams. At least high profile ones.
The charismatic snake oil salesman is an American icon.
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I mean, the entire US government is currently being used for scamming.
Scams are far more prevalent in EU cities, I don’t know where you got that idea
So the guys on the street that scam tourists are high profile scammers?