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That there’s such thing as “crypto influencers” and that they’re awarded for pulling people into the scam not only blows my mind, but also indicates how fucked we are as a whole, when it comes to being able to think critically.
In older scams, these people are called the “touts” and earn a commission for every rube they bring in.
Check out the BBC podcast on the One Coin scam, it's beyond me how these people can live with having destroyed so many lifes (yes, I know how, by hallucinating a world where they're the good guys):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07nkd84