Howdy Reader! I don't understand scammers. Last night I had to block and report someone on Instagram who was impersonating another creator I know. I asked a question that only the real person would know, and they didn't answer it. So I blocked them and reported them. This wasn't the first time I'd done this. Some time ago, I did the same thing to another person. Except he had at least three profiles with different misspellings of another creator. It took me longer to catch on that he wasn't who I thought he was. By that point, though, he had put in quite a bit of time talking to me. He was working at it, hard. After I figured out he was fake, I told him that he'd be killing it if he were building his own stuff. But instead, he just gets account after account banned. Some don't scam, but they do impersonate.Ever get the feeling that you see a lot of the same posts over and over again from different people? They're impersonating from somewhere. Either from another creator, or from ChatGPT. It may not be fraudulent, but it is unoriginal. They're giving away the only thing that will set them apart from everyone else, and from AI. Their genuine selves. I urge you not to give that up. It's your superpower. Let's grow together! ~ John When you're up for it, here are some other ways I can help you:
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