Topic: I bought a yacht thanks to bitcoin. (Read 555 times)

Although there has been an interesting discussion, I don't see a reason why this thread should still be open. It was necro bumped by a newbie but instead of reporting the bump, I am just going to lock it.

They fished merits from people who believe in those made-up stories and they even used those topics to exchanged merits between their friends.

Many made-up stories don't have many values and in life, who need to show off about donation, charity activities. If we are really carrying out charity activities, we will do it silently.

Announce your story with Bitcoin, first purchase, sale, business, education ... Made-up stories like I buy my first bitcoin, sell my first bitcoin. If everyone do this, we will have thousand of such topics

That's definitely something a bot would say to stay under the radar. 

That's all about Merits whores


So true.This section still makes me laugh. People who live with their parents and have never paid an electricity bill think they are eligible to teach you a lesson about how taxes are bad, or how crypto is more important than you family.
Lot of merits whores there, but they're not sexy!

is it hyperbole or just a fantasy, it's a phenomenon that happens when they know bitcoin but for reading, it's quite exciting lol.

i'm sure those who started this kind of topic were initially really honest about their experience but a domino effect occurred and some members thought it was one of the best ways to get 'merit' ^(maybe)

Yes, 99% of them are made up crap to fish enough merits to enter a campaign that usually requires 5-10 in the last 120 days and then recycle the smerit by giving a smaller portion to some other "newbies" that just come with the same bullshit story.

I've gotten tired of calling out the inconsistencies in the stories, like that guy that was spied on with a hidden camera in his honeymoon suite and they read the passwords from his phone, lol, a guy that got all his belonging stolen but he was safe because he had his cold wallet so he could guess what withdraw money to his debit card (probably by using his laptop that wasn't stolen, to his credit card that was in his wallet that wasn't stolen either), and many more.

Also, the never-ending topics about they started their business with Bitcoin when they don't present a single shred of real evidence.
There was a guy that suddenly opened a coffee shop, bragged about how it did it, never told us where is situated, and if I go right now through his post history after 1 year he never ONCE talked about his shop anymore!

And it doesn't stop here, there are so wanna-be psychologists who open a topic every day with counseling tips on everything, just open the Beginners and Help subboard and check the titles, it's like you're in the self-medication section of a library.

Of course you did because you have or had the joy of someone else's success but then, it could be all a phony and they'll have themselves feeling to have fooled the rest of us.

Sometimes I wonder if the rest of us have got no coin or our own,
If we are such hodlers that have got no sat to exchange in the market,
If we've really not done anything good for ourselves or someone through bitcoin,
If bitcoin haven't really aided us in distress times or times of emergencies or
The rest of us are just too privacy concerned not yo talk about it even on an anonymous platform.

So what's happening to others isn't happening to the rest of us. It's all good!

I think the first few were genuine, then some persons saw the merit spread and had the amazing idea they could bait merits with these kind of topics. We can’t be 100% sure if the stories are real or made up, some of these guys feel attacked and dox themselves trying to prove what they say is true. I believe this threads will stop eventually if we stop rewarding them with merits. Remember rank up threads were a thing lol

So you really mean that peeps be posting 'em achievements for some merits?? Cus that's what it implies.... If everyone is doing the same thing, isn't that gonna be some dubious means to earn merits??
If I can vividly remember, merit was meant to be given out to any post that outrightly deserves them...so what's really worth meriting when someone post an achievement?? Everyone's been having one achievements or another; just imagine everyone posting them?? Do you know how clumsy the forum will look??.. Maybe you're getting the whole idea wrong.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

When I saw the topic it attracted me and I was expecting to see the same old story of how bitcoin has empowered a member financially. Most of these unverified news have its consequences. It could make bitcoin look like a get rich  scheme to newbies which is not the case.
Sometimes one can not help but to say congratulations to such thread because it is a good news. Some of these members that comes up with these stories are either seeking attention or merit. We might not stop them from getting attention but I you think it is for merit fishing, don't give them any. If they become aware that nobody is giving them merit, these stories will gradually become obsolete. I know they will come up with another strategy.

Things are not like that for everyone who creates such stories just to gain merit. By reading their topics carefully and trying to understand, one can guess a lot about who is making up stories and who is sharing their true story.  However, the events of many seemed true to me. We all have some dreams and when those dreams come true, the person whose dreams come true knows how happy they are. I believe many people share their dream come true stories on forums and I respect that. But some people's posts seem really contrived to me. But they should also be thanked because they tried for now

More than 80% of all these bitcoin achievements and break through are made up stories. There are no proves and at best what you will see as a prove is a picture which can be taken by anyone at any place.
I saw a similar thread about fish farm I cannot find the link now and the farm doesn't even look like a new one.
Tbh, a real achiever wouldn't want to share their testimonies here.
But people will continue to congratulate such posts no matter how often they appear because they have post to complete in a week.

I moved it back but I can see why someone moved it. Just report them if you believe them to be unsubstantial or bullshit. I see that thread has already been locked though.

I usually go through old threads (2017–2021 thread) in the Bitcoin discussion section, and I have not come across threads like the current trend that members are creating now. I think this sort of thread trend just started last year, and I can sense some are just cooking up stories with members trying to fish for merit. I have commented on a few threads like that because they added pictures that show evidence, but even with the picture, there is not concrete evidence that makes it true even when it's all lies.

If this trend continues, then by the time Bitcoin hits $80,000 or even $40k, this kind of thread will flood the Bitcoin section almost every day.

I don't understand why the thread has been moved to this section, as the topic is Meta. Surely someone reported it because of the title without looking at the content and a moderator moved it without stopping to think that the title is irony and that the content of the thread is Meta. I'm going to report it so that it can be moved to Meta again.


Yes. Alt account fully transparent. I tagged it from the start and I created a thread explaining why I created this alt. Also, 'Cuenta Alternativa' means 'Alt Account'.


LMAO.


That's what happens to me. I am sceptical by nature.


As far as I have seen, the thread in question has been locked, so I don't think he's going to get merit, but it's very common in threads like that.

I have noticed this, too, along with threads on how a user supposedly conducted a seminar, lecture, group discussion, and the like in an effort to spread Bitcoin knowledge. But the thread that you linked didn't receive any merit. And rightly so. But he/she could have easily taken a picture of a house and a car and claim that they're the fruits of his/her Bitcoin investment and received merit. In the same manner that I could also easily write down on a piece of manila paper a few descriptions of Bitcoin, take a photo of it along with some of my friends and receive merit for it.

It's not always easy to differentiate between cooked up stories from the real ones these current days. I've seen a story so true to the heart, but at the end of the day, it's all cooked up for merits. They shouldn't be blamed because their creative ideas also served as motivation for newbies in the space who are yet to find the strategies thay will favour them. Proofs doesn't matter, one thing I believe is, if you see a cook story, one will be able to tell depending on the details, the OP puts in-between the writeups, it's crystal clear that is made up. Supporting the ideas of complex questions thrown at them is acceptable.

I still congratulate them about their made up stories. Ive seen a lot really of threads about it which i responded to it also with questions and asking proofs but i will not sending merits. Most of the threads are posting it for the sake of merits even if they dont have proof. I dont criticized them but i just thrown questions thay for sure if they are not answering and replying to meaning it is really a made up story on their mind

They never join Announce your first Bitcoin purchase, Bitcoin acceptance for your business here.

It's my failed project. 

Thoughts?

Yes, I think I clicked on this hoping to see a picture of your awesome new yacht!   
Also, some of the stories were much more believable several years ago, when BTC was rising above dramatically lower prices.