Traditional finance used to be the golden ticket - even if you had zero talent and consistently screwed things up, you could still rake in serious cash just by talking a good game. The bar was set so low that competence became optional as long as you could sell the narrative. Sound familiar? This pattern isn't exclusive to TradFi anymore. We're seeing similar dynamics play out in crypto, where smooth talkers with flashy presentations can attract millions while delivering nothing of substance. The difference? Blockchain makes the failures more transparent, even if people choose to ignore them. Maybe that's why so many legacy finance types pivoted to Web3 - same playbook, different audience.