Why anyone, particularly in the cryptosphere, would be influenced by or base their purchasing decisions on what some air-head celebrity has to say about anything is beyond me. Those folks need to get their heads thoroughly examined for signs of intelligence and independent thought, IMO. Can you say "dumbass motherfuckers?"
On the other hand, being somebody’s puppet and shilling their poisonous shit seems to pay ridiculously well for doing practically nothing other than flapping one's jaw here and there (judging by the fact that SBF allegedly promised to pay $55 mil over three years to Tom Brady, a prettyboy sportsball-playing meathead, for simply talking out his ass about crypto/FTX for only twenty hours a year). Hell, for doing 20 hours of work a year and getting paid that much (or not, in the case of FTX), I’d shill anything, including baby formula filled with Uranium or Radium … I could probably pay off my debts and retire on that amount, if invested wisely. (I'd probably donate some of it to cancer research/victim support or anti-nuclear weapons organisations too, if for no other reason than to bite the hand that feeds, because I'm like that.) Everyone has their price, right?
Maybe SBF thought he could retire early too, but it all went south for him when he failed to hide that FTX was just a front for stealing people’s money and enriching his personal accounts (a good old rug pull, just more sophisticated).
I do think, though, that anyone stupid enough to not do their own research and verify what they’ve been told by meatheads (or any celebrities/influencers), whom probably know sweet FA about crypto (or anything else they shill), deserves what they got/get, IMO. If I'm going to buy something based on someone else's opinion/recommendation, I'm first going to make damn sure that I know for definite that they know what the hell they're on about. I'm not going to blindly trust some random arse-clown, with no fucking experience in the field about which they're rabbiting on, on TV or the Internet. If Rick Beato was promoting guitars or other musical gear and I happened to be in the market for it, sure, I'd consider what he had to say. If Alana Thompson (AKA Honey Boo Boo) was doing the same, I'd ignore her because I have no idea of her musical abilities/talents.
"He tricked me. I’m angry. I don’t wanna have anything to do with it anymore.”
— Tom Brady, a prettyboy sportsball-playing meathead who didn't get paid $55 million by SBF before FTX hit the drink.
Oh, boo-hoo for you, Mr. Brady! That's what, two days (or is it two seasons; it's hard for me to tell with such big numbers and I don't particularly care either way) worth of your usual pay, right? Karmic justice served, IMO. Hopefully you’ll think carefully (assuming you can) next time before shilling someone else’s crap for a ridiculous payout. Maybe you should make friends with the Paul brothers (or maybe with Wayne Rooney, whom quite remarkably resembles Shrek) if you aren’t already, see how that works out for you, you fucking spineless cauliflower-eared muppet … Jeepers, I sure wish I had your problems!
I don't know when the definition of "celebrity" went from "someone accomplished and worth celebrating" to "some vacuous and obscenely rich dipshit on TV", but I suspect it was around the same time as video killed the radio star. At any rate, if it went back to the former, perhaps I might pay attention to what celebrities have to say. Einstein (despite how horribly he treated his wife), Planck, Feynman, DMR, RMS, ESR ... most of the people Lex Fridman and Rick Beato interview, those are my idea of celebrities (because they've actually got some talent and skill, as opposed to being able to manhandle and kick an inflated semi-spherical object or date a supermodel).
Maybe it's the fact that I was born and raised in Africa (all those half-arsed Nigerian princes and Winnie Mandelas makes one bloody suspicious of anything to do with money and/or the Internet, even stuff that turns out to be above board) and can usually spot a scam like a pig finds truffles, but I knew mostly not giving a flying fuck about celebrities or sports would work in my favour one day. I just didn’t know how until now.
"Let me see you make decisions
Without your television."
— Depeche Mode; Stripped
Besides, sitting through any sort of sporting event (other than women's jello/mud wrestling) for more than fifteen minutes turns my brain to the sort of sludge that shouldn't be exposed to the Internet for at least an hour afterwards, because I'll do something stupid that I'll likely regret. I'd hate to think what prolonged and repeat exposure's done to sports fans, but can only assume that's how they ended up listening to Brady, putting their money in FTX and ending up financially fucked.
Think with something other than your dick or wallet for a change. You might find life a little easier.
Now, I wonder if convincing you that a celebrity endorsed this post would persuade you to leave a tip. Probably not ...
Source: Cryptogod-1
Thumbnail image: Photo of Tom Brady from Sports Illustrated, speech/ thought bubbles by me
