The commonality between cryptocurrency, GenAI, and quantum computing seems to be that grifters and their marks are attracted to flashy probabilistic systems with seemingly big rewards.
There's probably a good psych study hiding here about their relationship with gambling and get-rich-quick schemes.
Heck, I'd also wonder if GLP-1 agonists would measurably protect someone from this kind of bullshit.
Dave Wilburn :donor:
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