Thursday, November 14, 2019

On the Internet, No One Knows You’re Not Rich. Except This Account.

On the Internet, No One Knows You’re Not Rich. Except This Account.


This is an interesting article from New York Times contributor Taylor Lorenz who looks at how one Instagram user is exposing phony young entrepreneurs. They claim to have become wealthy through legitimate means, yet often dupe their followers into believing that pictures of them sitting in private jets or on expensive cars means they own them. They use this social capital to sell get rich quick schemes to the unsuspecting and often vulnerable people that follow them on Instagram. 








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