You can see videos, screenshots, and photos of someone's life, but you won't know whether they're edited to draw you in, deceive you, and probably defraud you.
What you see is all they want you to see. You don't see the doctored photos or tapes. They use those highlights and reels to make you feel behind and to make you think you need to join them to get ahead.
It is only when you have eventually dipped your feet in that you will be able to see that you have been led astray.
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Sometimes, you are in too deep that it will be embarrassing to come out. Other times, you might have been a fool, shared too much about yourself, and they start using it as leverage to keep you in the game.
You can see it is a fake, but you can't walk out or tell anyone else to warn them not to get in because someone has something that could be used against you.
As you grow older, life will teach you to take everything you hear or see with a grain of salt. Not everything is true. You are probably the bait
A lot of people are playing a game that is completely different from yours, so you should set your own rules and play than jump into another person's game without doing the right due diligence.
Life is war, and war is fought not just with weapons but strategy. If you are heading into war without a strategy, you will be shot at first sight.
People who are good at this game of life know this too well. They won't tell you because it will not benefit them in any way. In short, they could be benefiting from your ignorance.
Just like those who post a series of receipts to get you into a get-rich-quick scheme and all. You are the bait. Your innocence and ignorance are how they make their money.
If you were in any way wise, they don't stand to gain from you.
To beat them is probably to join them or not to be associated with them at all. So it is your level of greed that will determine if you are going to fall victim or not.
Nothing else is more susceptible to these things than greed. Greed is often the number one factor. If you can tone down your greed, you will be better off than a large percentage of people controlled by it.