The scams in the world have only six layers of structure: Layer 1, fabricating nonsense, taking advantage of your insufficient intelligence. For example, he claims to be Qin Shi Huang, an alien, or a fallen prince; if you can believe such things, who will he not deceive? Layer 2, meticulously crafted, preying on your lack of experience. The lies are relatively complete, and the details are rich, making it seem plausible. It exploits the victim's limited exposure and lack of experience in certain areas, such as investment in emotions or specific industries that they are less familiar with, like carefully designed Pig-butchering scams, etc. It takes advantage of the shallow social experience. Layer 3, half-truths, exploiting your lack of professionalism, mixing false information with real information, hiding the core scam under a seemingly reasonable framework. It leverages your lack of depth analysis in specific fields and your inability to discern the details of truth and falsehood. Layer 4, partial truths, using information asymmetry to tell you part of the facts, but often hiding key parts of the information that are unfavorable to you. For example, when promoting a product, only the advantages are mentioned, not the disadvantages. Starting from Layer 5, it is considered a high-end scam, known as truth distortion. After mastering the discourse power, strong individuals bully the weak, such as expert authorities, specifically taking advantage of your inability to think independently, easily influenced by interpretive readings in the face of complex information. In fact, this kind of scam is something we all encounter. I have always said that there are two types of people in this world who are quite impressive: one is the scammer, who puts your money in his own pocket, and the second is the one who puts his thoughts in your head. Layer 6 is also the highest form of scam, utilizing your humanity. He reveals the entire truth and underlying logic to you, constructing a completely self-consistent system, but he exploits your human weaknesses. For example, Ponzi Schemes; you always think it is the most powerful, and in Cryptocurrency Trading, you always believe you should be the only winner in this market, the only smart person. He exploits your greed and arrogance, which are things that human nature cannot overcome. What else do you know?
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The scams in the world have only six layers of structure: Layer 1, fabricating nonsense, taking advantage of your insufficient intelligence. For example, he claims to be Qin Shi Huang, an alien, or a fallen prince; if you can believe such things, who will he not deceive? Layer 2, meticulously crafted, preying on your lack of experience. The lies are relatively complete, and the details are rich, making it seem plausible. It exploits the victim's limited exposure and lack of experience in certain areas, such as investment in emotions or specific industries that they are less familiar with, like carefully designed Pig-butchering scams, etc. It takes advantage of the shallow social experience. Layer 3, half-truths, exploiting your lack of professionalism, mixing false information with real information, hiding the core scam under a seemingly reasonable framework. It leverages your lack of depth analysis in specific fields and your inability to discern the details of truth and falsehood. Layer 4, partial truths, using information asymmetry to tell you part of the facts, but often hiding key parts of the information that are unfavorable to you. For example, when promoting a product, only the advantages are mentioned, not the disadvantages. Starting from Layer 5, it is considered a high-end scam, known as truth distortion. After mastering the discourse power, strong individuals bully the weak, such as expert authorities, specifically taking advantage of your inability to think independently, easily influenced by interpretive readings in the face of complex information. In fact, this kind of scam is something we all encounter. I have always said that there are two types of people in this world who are quite impressive: one is the scammer, who puts your money in his own pocket, and the second is the one who puts his thoughts in your head. Layer 6 is also the highest form of scam, utilizing your humanity. He reveals the entire truth and underlying logic to you, constructing a completely self-consistent system, but he exploits your human weaknesses. For example, Ponzi Schemes; you always think it is the most powerful, and in Cryptocurrency Trading, you always believe you should be the only winner in this market, the only smart person. He exploits your greed and arrogance, which are things that human nature cannot overcome. What else do you know?