Listen, I get that you’re collectively enjoying the schaudenfreude of watching the poor mooks who bought into this trend suffer the consequences of their actions. But why defend con artists? These are people who seek out and prey on said mooks, taking advantage of addiction and poor impulse control to make millions, all while contributing nothing to society. They did lie, cheat and steal their way to millions.
Idiots with money will literally always exist. Assholes offering no value to the world will always try to abuse them. The law is supposed to step in and do its best to force said assholes to play by rules that force them to be productive. Let’s not turn up our nose at the one time it might serve it’s purpose, just so we can feel smug and superior.
I hope this case finds its way through the courts, and I hope it costs these con artists millions.