T-Rex: One of the best ways I've found to avoid scams is to look at who profits! If the person pitching you the scheme is the one who stands to gain from your participation...
T-Rex: ...your boy T-Rex says no!
Dromiceiomimus: But what about legit opportunities that you can, for a limited time only, get in on the ground floor with?
T-Rex: Frig, what about 'em?! I'll get in on the SECOND floor instead! It's a perfectly good floor! Who cares!
Utahraptor: Aha, but your defence works in a CAPITALIST society.
T-Rex: Explain!
Utahraptor: In a profoundly equal society there is no FINANCIAL benefit by scamming you, but people can still gain by making you lose face. Reputations have value too, but those profit motives can be MUCH harder to spot!
T-Rex: FINE. I guess there is ONE downside to living in a post-scarcity utopia.
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