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How Value builds Reputation

By StarPlatinum

· 1 min read


Another way that I love is providing value. Why do scammers, despite literally stealing money, continue to be successful in crypto?

This should be the point that breaks everything I’m saying about reputation, right? At the end of the day they have a terrible reputation but those people enjoy privileges, but there is a but here.

Even when someone does a scam, people still make money, maybe only their circle, maybe only their core audience while everyone else falls into losses, but if someone makes money through a person, it is very likely that person already has a bond of loyalty to the scammer regardless of how evil they are.

Reputation is subjective, a villain to you can be a hero to someone else.

What all these cases have in common is that the person who has the power of a better position because of reputation has provided value at some point.

Monetary value, entertainment value, narrative value, but if you want to build your reputation, you have to provide something.

Stop being a bench player and get out there and play the game.

Tell your story, share your convictions in public, look to contribute your grain of sand to this entire cycle that is coming.

And if you fail? Nothing happens, literally, people forget, you can fail a thousand times, but when you win, make sure everyone hears about it, turn your defeats into battle scars that show people how much you fought to get where you are.

How much you fought to get where you are.

Work on your reputation, because every bull market it is highly rewarded for those who are positioned.

You choose, hate the game and blame the KOLs, or play it and put yourself at their level.

If you want to keep learning how to find opportunities, follow your path and listen to the battles of two crypto addicts addicted to this game,

La Sobremesa is your place.

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