The Story of a Generation in Seven Scams - Part 1
A provocative and controversial essay which argues that in the past ten years scamming - the abuse of trust for profit - has become 鈥榮imply the way things were going to be鈥�
A provocative and controversial essay which argues that scamming is the 鈥榙efinitive millennial ethos鈥�. Jia argues that in the past ten years scamming - the abuse of trust for profit - has become 鈥榮imply the way things were going to be鈥�. And she identifies what she believes are seven modern types of scam: The Financial Crash, The Student Debt Disaster, The Social Media Scam, The Girlbosses, The Really Obvious Ones, The Disruptors and the most recent US election.
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