If I am following your premise correctly, you believe lauda is a "high risk" to newbies because, in 2014, he was saying that some altcoin was not an instamine coin, and in 2017, he changed course to say the altcoin is an "instamine scam"
Do you think additional information could have come to lauda's attention in those three years that might have changed his mind? As opposed to malicious intent?
Did additional information/evidence that the altcoin was an instamine in that timeframe?
Based on the evidence at the time, was it reasonable to believe it was not instamined? Were other reasonable people saying that it was not instamined?
Some altcoin LOL the number 2 coin coin that may have shoved bitcoin off top spot if it were not for the hard work of real scam hunters. ?
The altcoin that offered 2 000 000 000 usd to the forum as compensation but was quickly shot down by scum like lauda
That some alt coin? Play stupid quickseller.
No that is entirely incorrect as you know and not the premise at all. There are no changing opinions. It is changing what he stated he could confirm because he was there. He is changing his story. There is no more air tight case of a scamming.
Lauda was not giving just " opinion" that he did not beleive it to be an. Instamined scam.
He was telling people he was on the launch and therefore could confirm an instamine premine did not take place.
It was previously proven there was an instamine by many members months before
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/scam-darkcoin-instamine-2-millions-drks-50-of-darkcoin-in-circulation-560138 it was proven beyond doubt
The primary scam hunter ( cryptohunter) who initiated the call to alert investors it was instamined had already demonstrated it was a instamined because as you can see from the launch page 1 of dark coin he was was on the launch.
Cryptohunter had already used this proof to force the developer to offer and 2 000 000 000 equiv airdrop
People like lauda and if theymos will reveal the poll who voted to not have it I bet lauda will be one of the people that stole that 2000 000 000 usd from the forum.
Lauda continued for months to lie to investors there was no instamine. Saying he was there on the launch and there was no instamine.
He shouted people down and said they were just butthurt and just making it up.
All the time he held bags of that project and was talking it up to other members.
This is undeniable lies and deception and misleading people for financial gain.
Changing his mind publicly once he dumped his bags is just the icing on the cake it is not core or even requirement
Let me copy and paste the analogy and present who ludicrous the defence is here.
Imagine we use the " changed my mind " defense to all scammers and scam pushers who will lie to promote their scams.
Look how suchmoon the scammer facilitator or scammer in this example.simply changes their mind lol
The changing your mind defense.
Suchmoon ; hey want to buy my gold coins everyone
Honest member ; they are not gold coins i saw them being made of wood and painted gold
Suchmoon : nope I was there when they were made and there was no wood it was pure gold I can assure you
Honest member: well lots of people saw they were made of wood and sprayed with gold
Suchmoon: stop talking shit these coins are made of pure gold
Honest member : it has been proven they are wood someone got these from same guy as you and his are wood
Suchmoon: they are not wood you are jealous you have no gold coins
Suchmoon: these are great, best gold coins anywhere
Suchmoon sells the wood painted gold coins to someone else
Few weeks later..
Suchmoon telling everyone those goldcoins she had were really wooden painted gold scammy shit?
Honest member: but suchmoon before you sold them you were saying that you were there and witnessed them created from solid gold and that they certainly were sold gold.
Suchmoon : yeah I changed my mind now
Honest member: do you mean you lied?
Suchmoon : some call it lying I call it changing my mind to suit me financially.
Lol thanks for the laugh suchmoon, If you think I get mileage out of the self debunking I cant wait for this one.