Maybe I am missing something or am just naive, but isn't it fairly common for social media accounts of well-known figures to be taken over (hacked/phished/whatever) for the purpose of shilling some crypto scam? Launching a memecoin and then very quickly (30 min later, apparently) rugpulling seems like it would at least as likely fit that type of scam as it would being one where the public figure themselves is actually behind the scam.
Not making a claim as to what is actually true, just positing explanations. Heck, maybe plot twist: it is actually Eric Adams behind it, but the "account takeover" possibility was planned to serve as plausible deniability.
You know... like "an actor that's playing a dude, disguised as another dude" type thing.
Yeah, just following up to my grandparent comment to say "wow. Holy shit. It is how it looks." I'm not sure why I was surprised; maybe I'm an optimist, or as I suggested in my first comment, a bit naive.
In my defense, I don't think I'm stupid; I just don't want to believe so many people in power are cartoonishly evil, so I tend to look for explanations that don't require it. I think my internal sense of the world wants there to be a distinction between, say, average cryptoscammer evil buffoonery and the people in positions where at least ostensibly they try to present as a good guy while trying to keep their evildoings secret. This story gives me some sort of cognitive dissonance, and while reflecting on that fact, I get a bit sad. This world is bonkers.
And people wonder why Mamdani won, despite a massive propaganda campaign. There's a real demand for anti-corruption candidates, and occasionally it's possible to find someone who actually is, rather than simply an even worse grifter with better propaganda.
It goes without saying that scammers often target the most vulnerable. People desperate to escape their circumstances. In such a situation, not everyone is able to think clearly.
Not making a claim as to what is actually true, just positing explanations. Heck, maybe plot twist: it is actually Eric Adams behind it, but the "account takeover" possibility was planned to serve as plausible deniability.
You know... like "an actor that's playing a dude, disguised as another dude" type thing.