I have noticed that there are a lot of threads in the Bitcoin Discussion section that consist of claiming to have invested in bitcoin in some way, without providing any proof, that end up getting merit.
It's nothing new, it's a trend that's been around for years and I rarely engage in such discussions because it's very difficult or almost impossible to judge whether a story is true or made up. There are cases where some evidence (photographs) is also posted, but I noticed that such
"evidence" often reveals much more than it should, especially if it contains the faces of persons (often minors).
In the end, all you get is a bunch of people in the comments congratulating him on a made-up story. I'm not saying that all stories like this are made up, but it seems to me that somehow between the congratulatory comments and the merits, it encourages people to make up these stories.
Thoughts?
There are also honest comments, but most of them are signature spam, and there is also no doubt that such stories encourage others to share (or even invent) their own stories. Bitcoin discussion generally covers even such topics, but I think such topics would be more appropriate for Off topic or possibly in the Reputation board.
In my opinion, what is even more controversial in the whole story are the members who open a new topic for each personal success, even if it is a continuation of their past success. Let's see how it looks on the following example ->
Early bitcoin investment for my baby (14 March 2023)
Evidence that I actually invested for my baby (27 March 2023)
I reported another thread, so far it is unhandled.