In the 1980s, a conman disguised himself as the reincarnation of Tang Seng and claimed to be able to help people through hardships. The villagers believed him wholeheartedly, inviting him to preside over weddings and funerals. Over the years, the conman amassed countless riches and lived a life of luxury.
One night, a fool from the village killed him and ate him, claiming that the television said, 'Eating Tang Seng's flesh grants immortality.' The conman desperately argued that he was a mere mortal and was just conning people, but the fool retorted, 'Can television deceive me? Can the whole village deceive me? You are indeed a deity!'
The cryptocurrency project leaders knew they were weaving a story, yet the retail investors blindly believed in Twitter news and on-chain data, fantasizing about achieving 'immortality' through it. When the project went to zero and the conman left the scene, the 'fool' remained confused: 'Could it be that everyone is deceiving me?'
This is not a victory for the conman, but rather a consequence of the many believers — there are too many people in the market waiting to 'eat Tang Seng's flesh,' which makes the conman appear convincingly like a deity.