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Re:An epidemic of fake influencers and the death of meritocracy by ignoramous on Monday April 08, 2019 @04:16PM (#19608629)
That's game theory 101. The grudgers/cheaters always thrive in the long run in an environment of zero-sum, miscommunication, and mistrust.

https://ncase.me/trust

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Re:An epidemic of fake influencers and the death of meritocracy by Nasrudith on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @10:13AM (#19614831)
Scammers also don't need to fool all people some of the time - just some people all of the time. Nigerian Prince Scamming already filters for maximizing gullibility to reduce time wasteage.
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