When a newb tells you to check out a shitcoin, ask them if they make it easy to run a full node (do they encourage it or hide the fact that nodes even matter), how hard is it to run a full node, & how long does it take to download & verify the whole blockchain history.

This can be a good foot in the door way to point them toward what it takes to set up a bitcoin node, because they probably know nothing about the process at all. When they see what real decentralization looks like with direct participation in the bitcoin network they will either close their mind & ignore it (which means there was no helping them anyway) or they will wake up & ask why their shitcoin doesn't want real decentralized participation.

Obviously there are exceptions, but the worst scams don't make network participation easy & obvious. They focus on hype & empty promises.

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