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The crypto conmen got conned by the grifter in chief. Poetic justice at work 🙂

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 27 points 6 days ago

LOL at the people still trusting that old crook. I'm not even angry at Trump any more. He's clearly off his fucking rocker and just scamming as much as he can like he always does. I'm angry at every member of congress that isn't impeaching him immediately, at every judge not holding him in contempt of court, and at the media for continuing to handle him with kid gloves.

[–] Jayve@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

They went to a grifter's grift and got grifted, then made Pikachu faces.

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 20 points 6 days ago

Dumbasses. They thought they were paying a bribe to GET SOMETHING, not just giving money to an addled old worthless shitbag.

Eat your Walmart food. It's what the rest of us have to eat because you parasites exist.

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

“I was hoping for either Big Macs or [fast food] pizza. That would have been better than the food that we were served,” said Nicholas Pinto.

This is a depressing statement. Especially the first half.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 6 days ago

I mean, c'mon. At least serve Target steak. Y'know, that crappy company that's a step up from Walmart and turned its back on LGBTQ people because they are cowards.

I feel bad for this stupid idiot who wasted his money on a known conman rapist. If you can't read that level of sarcasm, stop using the internet.

[–] Zealousideal_Fox_900@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Edit: this is directed towards trump supporters like the influencer.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago

They are all a bunch of trust fund kids spending their parents money.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I am completely shocked that he got grifted.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago

There really is one born every minute.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago
[–] ynthrepic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago
[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

No access cause he’s senile, isolated and being manipulated by Stephen Miller et all

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm honestly surprised it wasn't a Mcdonalds meal

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 236 points 1 week ago (4 children)

it blows my mind that so many wealthy people are so incredibly fucking stupid

[–] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 88 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People are acting like this man got conned or like they’re stupid. This was a bribe for a get out of jail free card. If you’re rich and make your money in black market ways this is the best possible decision you can make. Your name is on a list in front of the president even if you didn’t meet him. That means a pardon in the future.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Well, it is kind of stupid to complain publicly the way that this guy is doing. He's wasting the little good-will from Trump that he did buy.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 25 points 1 week ago

As in Trump saying “Good — will you be paying me again?”

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 63 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

In my experience, extreme wealth is a sign of one or more of: inherited wealth, lack of morality, lack of empathy, lack of humility, lack of self-reflection, or luck. In most cases these people are simply so broken that they'll justify exploiting other people to get what they want in ways that people with morals simply refuse to.

Intelligence isn't a major factor.

Also they're willing to spend millions of dollars on a dinner like this because what's the downside? Losing that money won't affect their lifestyle in any way. Worst-case scenario, they get a story out of it. Best-case scenario, they get face time with the most powerful person on the planet and maybe a sympathetic ear if they get in trouble with the law (since all of them are privately breaking the law in some way).

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

honestly imo luck is involved no matter what… maybe other than inherited wealth

[–] Bear_pile@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

Inherited wealth is still luck in a sense. They happened to be the lucky one in their rich dad's balls while I had the bad luck of being in the balls of a drunk asshole

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago

Despite what rich people want you to believe you don't actually have to be that smart to be rich. You just have to be lucky and ruthless. Being lucky enough to be born into the right family for example has a disproportionately bigger impact to becoming wealthy than your personal achievements. What you lack in luck or smarts you make up by being ruthless and steal and exploit. Your employees, your community, your government and so on.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"Influencer" is the load bearing word in the title.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 112 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] blackjam_alex@lemmy.world 102 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I find it funny that conmen think there's some kind of solidarity pact between them.

[–] DarkDecay@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Used to be "honor among thieves" or something like that but these guys are so much lower than thieves

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's timeshares all the way down.

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[–] Gregg@lemm.ee 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey, what is that? I can’t see it very well.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 week ago (2 children)

JFC, $360k? Most 25 year olds would pay off their loans or try to buy a house with that.

Nicholas Pinto, a 25-year-old social media influencer, accumulated more than $360,000 in President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency to attend an “unforgettable Gala DINNER” with the commander-in-chief. The food, though, was forgettable. “Trash,” Pinto texted Fortune during the banquet. “Walmart steak, man.”

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago
[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 47 points 1 week ago

You’re in a cult, you are in a pyramid scheme, you are LARPing being rich/person with power & money. Stop being a fool, you are making yourself an enemy of the state by basic human standards and you will lose so much and you’ll suffer like the rest of us. Wake up.

[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Careful, that meme is old enough to smoke and vote soon.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

As long as it doesn't vote for a moron

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[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 1 week ago

these people really are a conman's dream.

[–] Sumocat@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The only difference between a Wal-Mart steak and a Trump Steak™ is the 200% markup.

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[–] ferrule@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 week ago (6 children)

it amazes me when the elite think this moron will ever do anything for them unless the actual act is benefitting trump. you paid for a cheap dinner and to praise him. that's it.

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[–] rpl6475@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 week ago

This is the perfect allegorical representation of both the value of memecoins and Trump.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 19 points 1 week ago (5 children)

When exactly did society decide to give the dumbest people on earth, all the money?

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Someone said it perfectly already: " If you bow to Trump he will kick you in the teeth"

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 17 points 1 week ago

What did you expect? Did you not realize you were being played?

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