> The most paranoid / suspicious / likely to believe conspiracy theories are the ones who fall hardest for obvious ponzi schemes over and over. It's not clear t

> The most paranoid / suspicious / likely to believe conspiracy theories are the ones who fall hardest for obvious ponzi schemes over and over. It's not clear to me why people who wouldn't accept a sandwich from a stranger are willing to put their life savings into an obvious scam (other than low IQ?) Affinity fraud. Pretend to share the Mark's beliefs as a shortcut to building trust and then scam them.