[europeanguy]

I would love to understand the working of a mind who believes that Snowden would promote their ponzi scheme.

[ScoobleDoodle]

The Ponzi scheme person might have believed that Snowden was a Russian intelligence asset and not a whistleblower. In which case they thought Snowden would have gone along with the scheme for self enrichment. But they were wrong.

[scotty79]

> person might have believed that Snowden was a Russian intelligence asset

I guess the question is how someone might be delusional enough to believe that.

[pydry]

The US government has gone to great pains to try and make people believe that.

[kumarvvr]

Ego, mainly.

And a high risk / very high reward ratio.

If he pulls this off, he will get a lot of money.

If not, he will lay low for a while and come back with a new scheme.

Basically, no real negative for the guy, as he would have made a ton of money in his previous scam.

Desperation may be the alternative explanation.

[permo-w]

I literally cannot think of a worse choice

[bombcar]

Maybe Matt Levine?

[permo-w]

has Matt Levine previously sacrificed his entire life for the cause of truth and justice?

[greesil]

He'd probably charge too much

[throwawaysleep]

He supports crypto, so why not other schemes?