Comment by jsheard

Comment by jsheard 7 months ago

3 replies

So did pump and dump scams, but crypto brought in a new golden age of pumping and dumping. It's a matter of scale and ease of execution.

pawelduda 7 months ago

Getting kidnapped happens against victim's will, whereas getting into a global PvP casino, taking a risk and getting burned is self-inflicted. Sure, it's easy to fall into it when everyone, especially celebrities shill these scams but still, nobody's holding gun to anyone's head here. I've bet on wrong thing many times but ultimately it was my choice

  • surgical_fire 7 months ago

    Are you really arguing that victims of scams deserve it if no violence or coercion was involved?

    • pawelduda 7 months ago

      Absolutely not, it's not up to me or you to decide whether someone deserves to be scammed. Just saying it's a gamble many choose to take.