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Exposing Grifters on YouTube
3:05:35 - 3:10:34 (04:59)
The podcast discusses the issue of grifters on YouTube and how creators try to expose them without resorting to punching down. They address the constant requests for money and the negative response towards those who light-vent grifters.
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The founder of London Real, Brian Rose, lost the trust of his audience by failing to deliver on promises of taking on big tech and pivoting towards selling a DeFi course despite having little knowledge of crypto.
3:05:35 - 3:06:26 (00:51)
Summary
The founder of London Real, Brian Rose, lost the trust of his audience by failing to deliver on promises of taking on big tech and pivoting towards selling a DeFi course despite having little knowledge of crypto. His audience shrank and now only receives around a thousand views per video.
ChapterExposing Grifters on YouTube
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PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The constant ask for more money in the online world was a testament to how much Brian Rose was doing the grift that people couldn't look past.
3:06:26 - 3:10:34 (04:08)
Summary
The constant ask for more money in the online world was a testament to how much Brian Rose was doing the grift that people couldn't look past. However, criticism towards such grifters can sometimes overpoweringly cancel or hurt them disproportionately.