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Is it just about inserting a sheet of paper with a good quality photo at page 63?

by laurent92 5y ago

duxup 5y ago
Good photo on paper that looks convincing (or good photoshopping). Either way that’s an interesting effort.
- matsemann 5y ago
  If photoshop it's quite good, not immediately obvious using image forensic tools. So maybe became quite a good designer after making all those fake stuff..? Hehe. Reminds me of kids trying to cheat a test by writing down all answers, only to not have to use that cheat sheet because they ended up accidentally studying for the test by making the sheet.
- TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
  It's quite near the production values of a real fashion ad. Definitely shot by someone with experience and some skill - probably another victim. Given the styling and the obsession with appearances, I'd guess this character is a plain old narcissist. His only real skill is superficial charm. There's no real business ability there, or even much serious interest in running a real business. But being seen to be a CEO and thought leader - that will appeal to him. It's exactly the kind of love bombing -> charm -> attention seeking -> future faking -> increasingly outrageous lies -> reality of outright abuse sequence you'd expect. My guess is he lacks any remorse, because he's likely incapable of it. And he'll be lining up some more victims in some other scheme. A lot of this is unquestionably criminal and illegal, but it's hard to get the police interested in a case like this. And even if the victims group together and take him to small claims he'll find some way not to pay them.
  - KaoruAoiShiho 5y ago
    Isn't superficial charm business ability. And the company was close to being successful no? Like if I were a couple of tech founders in YC I'd be trying to get this guy to be my CEO.
    - llamataboot 5y ago
      Perhaps that's a comment on the current state of "business" and funding and not quite the endorsement you make it out to be
    - kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 5y ago
      > And the company was close to being successful no? Sure, they were just days away from closing some big deals... in the same way a compulsive gambler is just one more hand or roll of the dice away from a big payout.
    - duxup 5y ago
      The best business / sales guys I met were genuinely social animals and doing what they did. I think to some of us introverts it is easy to assume they are being “fake” or something like that.
  - itronitron 5y ago
    I look forward to his TED talk.
    - can16358p 5y ago
      "How I ran a fake design agency and photoshopped myself into GQ with my purchased fake Instagram followers"

Is it just about inserting a sheet of paper with a good quality photo at page 63?

duxup 5y ago

Good photo on paper that looks convincing (or good photoshopping). Either way that’s an interesting effort.

matsemann 5y ago
If photoshop it's quite good, not immediately obvious using image forensic tools. So maybe became quite a good designer after making all those fake stuff..? Hehe. Reminds me of kids trying to cheat a test by writing down all answers, only to not have to use that cheat sheet because they ended up accidentally studying for the test by making the sheet.
TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
It's quite near the production values of a real fashion ad. Definitely shot by someone with experience and some skill - probably another victim. Given the styling and the obsession with appearances, I'd guess this character is a plain old narcissist. His only real skill is superficial charm. There's no real business ability there, or even much serious interest in running a real business. But being seen to be a CEO and thought leader - that will appeal to him. It's exactly the kind of love bombing -> charm -> attention seeking -> future faking -> increasingly outrageous lies -> reality of outright abuse sequence you'd expect. My guess is he lacks any remorse, because he's likely incapable of it. And he'll be lining up some more victims in some other scheme. A lot of this is unquestionably criminal and illegal, but it's hard to get the police interested in a case like this. And even if the victims group together and take him to small claims he'll find some way not to pay them.
- KaoruAoiShiho 5y ago
  Isn't superficial charm business ability. And the company was close to being successful no? Like if I were a couple of tech founders in YC I'd be trying to get this guy to be my CEO.
  - llamataboot 5y ago
    Perhaps that's a comment on the current state of "business" and funding and not quite the endorsement you make it out to be
  - kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 5y ago
    > And the company was close to being successful no? Sure, they were just days away from closing some big deals... in the same way a compulsive gambler is just one more hand or roll of the dice away from a big payout.
  - duxup 5y ago
    The best business / sales guys I met were genuinely social animals and doing what they did. I think to some of us introverts it is easy to assume they are being “fake” or something like that.
- itronitron 5y ago
  I look forward to his TED talk.
  - can16358p 5y ago
    "How I ran a fake design agency and photoshopped myself into GQ with my purchased fake Instagram followers"