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A comment on Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT craze?.

Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by allears on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:45PM (#29804860)
You sound just as clueless as your intended victims. If scamming is your thing, why stop with NFTs? The internet is chock full of gullible folks. Don't be limited by worrying about whether the suckers can afford to be fleeced. That's for chumps and small-timers. A little googling and some creative thinking will let you find lots of gold mines out there.
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Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by boxmonster on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @11:04PM (#29804994)
These kids buying NFT's seem like perfect marks and it's completely legal. It's almost a victimless crime if they can't get their third motorbike because they lost some money on a bored ape.
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Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by minimaxir on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @11:26PM (#29805116)
Don’t assume it’s just rich kids buying into NFTs. Some normal people get caught up in the hype and legit believe it’s an investment vehicle.
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Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by rainonmoon on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @12:11AM (#29805389)
Indeed, just look at OP.
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Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by YXNjaGVyZWdlbgo on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @02:24AM (#29806138)
This is it. You are basically asking why shouldn't I scam people. I guess the question is more of your on morality than anything else.
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Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by tinus_hn on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:47AM (#29807860)
There is a big difference between a worthless product and a scam.
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Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by codingdave on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:55AM (#29807902)
I'm not so sure there is, not if we are talking about a moral compass. Sure, we can make a dividing line between what is legal vs. illegal. But being legal doesn't make it ethical, so the difference between a worthless product and a scam feels fairly subtle to me.
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Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by tinus_hn on Thursday January 06, 2022 @02:34AM (#29820512)
Well, if you don’t think there is a big difference between legal and illegal things we might have to agree to disagree.
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Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by bellyfullofbac on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @03:59AM (#29806736)
I've read about the Indian "this is IRS, you need to buy gift cards to pay us" telephone scammers, and they justify what they do by saying Westerners are filthy rich anyway, and they got rich by abusing the poorer nations, so what the scammer is doing is justified Robin Hood-ing.

So yeah, that Swiss banker and Arab kid in OP's story is just his justification so he can sleep at night...

Edit to add: OP, so what if you manage to fool^W scam not a rich Swiss or Arab, but a poor person who got fooled into thinking she can better her life by buying NFTs? Seems like your post already has an answer for that, you'll think "Well, I'm here to teach them a lesson, they should've been smarter about things, they need to educate themselves [and I'm part of the expensive lesson].". Rereading your post I think you'll do it anyway, you got that arrogance stemming from insecurity (get on that FOMO train!) already there...

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