13. "Its actually not at all similar. " In response to In response to 8
And further, to call it a "grift" bastardizes the damage that people who actually engage in wide-spread deception cause.
Further, when you call it a "grift" what you're really doing is releasing people from their own personal responsibility. If you sent money to a mufucka because he looked and sounded good and said something you liked, that's on you. Now if he told you he was gonna invest your money and pay you dividends, now we talk about grifting, but until then, you bought what you paid for, a good feeling.