How To Recognize Grifters
Serious people list facts. Grifters list tags that can elevate their social status.
Grifters have one specific thing in common. Not all of them, but as soon as I see this, I don’t expect them to be serious people. Instead of showing concrete facts and achievements, they list “tags” in their bio and profiles.
“Serial entrepreneur”. “Mentor”. “Web3/Blockchain/AI”. “Founder”(without the name of the company).
This isn’t helpful information. It’s just status signaling. Anything that can help them perceived more important in a certain social group.
Focus on the facts.
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