you gotta fake it till you make it, otherwise you are just shooting yourself in the foot. Being big is validation for most people, they figure if you got big,

you gotta fake it till you make it, otherwise you are just shooting yourself in the foot. Being big is validation for most people, they figure if you got big, then you must have something to offer, and at the very least you won't scam them. This is especially true for communities, since noone wants to be the first one there.