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by brey 4641 days ago
If you don't know who the sucker at the table is, it's you.
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Exactly. Crowd funding is an ideal source of capital for con artists.

"We are a team of Nigerian Bankers, and with your donations we will raise enough money to give you double what you contribute!"

"We are a team of scientists who have discovered this one wierd trick that the medical community doesn't want you know about. If we meet out goals, you can receive the new wonder pill that adds 3 inches to your penis!"

The future's gonna be interesting...

It'll be much like the past.
Gambling is a zero sum game. Global economic growth (in theory) isn't.