A good scam is all about finding a way to bypass bs detectors. Appealing to greed or fear while adding a sense of urgency are the classic ones for good reason. But you’ve got others like appealing to in group/out group dynamics, distrust of institutions, ego, desired self image, laziness, carelessness so much more. You’ve also got those selecting to trigger anyone with a bs detector to only spend time on those without one.
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Alpha71@lemmy.world 7 hours agoThe best scams are either holistic/psychic stuff or Hi-fi Audio.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
BioDriver@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
High Fi audio is actually legit to a point. Over $300 (well, $400 now with tariffs) is when the scam begins
REDACTED@infosec.pub 3 hours ago
Not necessarily. For headphones it can go higher. I’m currently looking at hifiman unveiled.
BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
If you’re talking about the Susvara unveiled or whatever they’re currently 15k aud. That is fucking wild.
REDACTED@infosec.pub 11 minutes ago
Lol no, that is entirely different category, those are essentially limited edition engineering pieces. The consumer one is Amanda unveiled, which in my local shop goes for €460.
CaptSneeze@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
This sequence of comments has me cracking up.
“I need a thing to make suckers out of morons” … “You should sell them audiophile shit” … “Well… some audiophile shit is ok… up to point… then you become a sucker.” … “Actually… you’re not a sucker at all if you spend a bunch of money on this shit. Here, take my money!”
OopsOverbombing@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Wanna start a headphone company with me?
REDACTED@infosec.pub 2 hours ago
I get what you’re saying, but there are basically only 3 companies whose headphones are worth 300-600€. Said companies took decades, mountain of innovations and patents to get where they are now.
If you can actually get that kind of immersion and quality cheaper - I’m all ears. Literally