You know what they say--one's a point, and two's a line! This week, we unpack one of my favorite fascinations--scams and scammers. I discuss how my imposter syndrome likely impacted why I found scammers so magnetic and how scams are mostly the same old bones dressed up in new disguises. The million-dollar question is: are we all vulnerable to scams because they implicate the human condition? From LuLaRoe to crypto to Baudrillard, I connect the dots right into our favorite scammers, Brittany Dawn, Anna Delvey, and Elizabeth Holmes--plus an alleged scammer whom I met in real life, to a confusing set of feelings.
[timestamps]
1:16 - imposter syndrome
5:13 - scams are a tale as old as time
6:58 - how new technologies encourage scams
11:18 - how social media encourages scams
15:10 - scams represent the human condition
19:35 - q&a: soft skills for corporate workplace success
[additional references]
NYT: Why Do We Love Scammers So Much? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/style/liars-catfishing-deception.html
How Scams Worked In The 1800s https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/02/12/385310877/how-scams-worked-in-the-1800s
Investopedia: MLM https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/multi-level-marketing.asp
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