If newcomers to the cryptocurrency world want to avoid pitfalls, they should first assume that everyone they encounter in this circle is untrustworthy, especially those who are trying to create personas and play the traffic game; most of them end up being both.
The probability of encountering good people in the cryptocurrency world is extremely low, so low that it can be completely ignored. The cost of trust is very high, while the scythe harvesting chives bears almost no consequences and carries no moral burden.