Cryptocurrencies are not some kind of MMM! Everything here is beautiful: digital coins, blockchain, smart contracts - it's a celebration of high-tech idiocy. Yeah, only in reality, it's the same old scam with wrappers, only now instead of Mavrodi, you have a bunch of bearded gurus preaching about 'decentralization' and 'financial freedom'. Well, go ahead, invest your money, soon the Moon will be yours! Or was it Mars?
Oh, how nice it is today to hear from couch experts the phrase: 'How could anyone believe in MMM? It was so obvious!' Well, of course. And then the same smart guy cheerfully runs to buy the next crypto coin named after a dog breed because 'it's promising, bro, and everyone is saying it's going to take off.'
Funny? Not really. In the 90s, people at least didn't know they were being fooled. Back then, everyone had just crawled out of the USSR with its shortages, chaos, and despair. People were looking for some hope, and Mavrodi with his fairy tale about millions looked like salvation. And now? We have the internet, access to information, a ton of exposés - everything is chewed over and served on a platter. But no, the smart crypto investors are sure that this time they will definitely manage to exit at the peak.
And here you are, sitting, reading about these crypto heroes and thinking: 'Where is your financial literacy?' And the answer is simple: it doesn't exist. Instead, there is faith in miracles and a desire to rake in money without doing anything. And who here just recently laughed at Soviet grandmothers standing in line for MMM tickets? Well, well, keep laughing. Just don't forget to check the rate of your favorite coin on the way - otherwise, it might suddenly be worth less than instant noodles.
In short, history is cyclical, stupidity is eternal, and pyramids never go out of style. Only the scenery changes: before it was gray suits and paper wrappers, now it's iPhones and virtual tokens. But the outcome is always the same: whoever entered first is in profit, and whoever decided to 'catch the last train' is going for a walk on the financial bottom.
So relax, crypto warriors, and don't judge your ancestors too harshly. At least they sincerely believed in miracles. And you just decided that you could learn to dance on old rakes.