2025-12-31 06:20:33

Understanding the three levels of crypto community KOLs. Low-level players are straightforward and blunt, constantly saying "pay up" without any disguise; mid-level players have learned to use indirect traffic strategies, employing various invitation codes and links to play a roundabout game; high-level players have long understood that the phrase "This is not an advertisement" at the beginning actually becomes the most sophisticated marketing tactic. From outright honesty to subtle hints and reverse psychology, this is the Web3 marketing world. The tactics are evolving, but the essence has never changed.

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WalletDetective

· 5h ago

Damn, it's spot on, especially that "This article is not an advertisement." Every time I see that sentence, I know the wallet is going to suffer.

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ApeWithNoChain

· 13h ago

Haha, this trick is indeed more sophisticated with each generation. Now I just skip over "This article is not an advertisement" when I see it.

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TokenEconomist

· 13h ago

actually, let me break this down—the incentive misalignment here is *chef's kiss*. low-tier grifters operate at negative information asymmetry, middle layer discovers arbitrage through obfuscation, top tier? they've basically hacked the trust mechanism itself. it's just a game of ROI = f(credibility_illusion, disclosure_opacity) really

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SchroedingerAirdrop

· 13h ago

Haha, this analysis is brilliant. I used to think that the four characters "This article is not an advertisement" are the coolest.

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GateUser-a5fa8bd0

· 13h ago

It's all just scams at first glance; the only difference is the level of deception.

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WalletDetective

· 13h ago

Haha, it's just old tricks. Basically, it's an upgrade in the scheme, with more sophisticated deception. Essentially, it's still the same old thing, just a different coat of paint. The "This article is not an advertisement" move is indeed clever; reverse operation is played skillfully. They're all scams; it just depends on who can make it sound more convincing. I just want to know what new tricks they'll come up with in the next level.

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LiquidatorFlash

· 13h ago

The essence hasn't changed, but the cost of tactics is rising. What does this indicate? It suggests that the risk threshold for entering the market is being pushed downward, and the early dividends have already been exhausted. High-level "reverse marketing" is the most dangerous because it reduces retail investors' vigilance, making borrowing positions more susceptible to being liquidated.

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