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I can't read the NYT article but I assume this article is roughly similar: https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/luxury-real-estate/sns-nyt-faith-hope-cons

I can't read the NYT article but I assume this article is roughly similar: https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/luxury-real-estate/sns-nyt-faith-hope-consolo-real-estate-legend-20200113-5ggejikgfzelfjnfpumdzstjtu-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/luxury-real-estat... tl;dr. Said she was born rich. Was actually born to a hairdresser and a con-artist. Really she was rags to riches which is pretty inspirational I think.

sct202 7y ago
Yeah a much more inspiring story than whatever she made up and something to be proud of since she basically built her life up by being scrapy.
Aloha 7y ago
Word for word
mirimir 7y ago
Ha, I can't read that one, because it blocks the EU :) But here's the NY Times one: https://archive.ph/0wbyX https://archive.ph/0wbyX She did an outstanding job of recreating herself. I wonder whether she was honest with Jerome Sidel.
exotree 7y ago
You don’t often get in with rich people, who likely had parents that were likely rich given her profession and location, by saying you come from a rough background. That just makes most rich people feel uncomfortable, which isn’t a useful feeling if you want said rich people’s money.
- WillPostForFood 7y ago
  So you don’t think rich people like to hang out with athletes? Actors? Musicians? Totally gives them credibility. Look at Ben Horowitz hanging with rappers.
  - sushid 7y ago
    Yeah but she wasn’t an actor or a musician. Most of the time they hang out with other rich people.
bilbo0s 7y ago
>Really she was rags to riches which is pretty inspirational I think. Horrible as it may be to say, it kind of proves that lying was totally worth it for her. Probably worth it for a lot of the courageous "big" liars out there. If no one's gonna check on it, and you're making all this money, why would you stop? It's working for you. Like you said, it's probably inspirational to many people. A lot more people will take the "fake it til you make it" route. Because it works often enough to make it a viable life strategy.
aedron 7y ago
'Rags to riches' is not appropriate, as she did not end up rich, only pretend-rich. Even her jewelry and fur coats (by no means items of wealth) were sold to cover debts.
- zozbot234 7y ago
  The article implies that she was a successful professional. Sure, she was social-engineering her way in at the beginning, but her achievements were real. She only ended up in real debt quite a bit later, as her whole industry sector went bad.

sct202 7y ago

Yeah a much more inspiring story than whatever she made up and something to be proud of since she basically built her life up by being scrapy.

Aloha 7y ago

Word for word

mirimir 7y ago

Ha, I can't read that one, because it blocks the EU :) But here's the NY Times one: https://archive.ph/0wbyX https://archive.ph/0wbyX She did an outstanding job of recreating herself. I wonder whether she was honest with Jerome Sidel.

exotree 7y ago

You don’t often get in with rich people, who likely had parents that were likely rich given her profession and location, by saying you come from a rough background. That just makes most rich people feel uncomfortable, which isn’t a useful feeling if you want said rich people’s money.

WillPostForFood 7y ago
So you don’t think rich people like to hang out with athletes? Actors? Musicians? Totally gives them credibility. Look at Ben Horowitz hanging with rappers.
- sushid 7y ago
  Yeah but she wasn’t an actor or a musician. Most of the time they hang out with other rich people.

bilbo0s 7y ago

>Really she was rags to riches which is pretty inspirational I think. Horrible as it may be to say, it kind of proves that lying was totally worth it for her. Probably worth it for a lot of the courageous "big" liars out there. If no one's gonna check on it, and you're making all this money, why would you stop? It's working for you. Like you said, it's probably inspirational to many people. A lot more people will take the "fake it til you make it" route. Because it works often enough to make it a viable life strategy.

aedron 7y ago

'Rags to riches' is not appropriate, as she did not end up rich, only pretend-rich. Even her jewelry and fur coats (by no means items of wealth) were sold to cover debts.

zozbot234 7y ago
The article implies that she was a successful professional. Sure, she was social-engineering her way in at the beginning, but her achievements were real. She only ended up in real debt quite a bit later, as her whole industry sector went bad.