The DeFi Chronicle- How you can win a Tesla by holding a crypto token for one month…But wait, there’s more!
Susan Powter, Richard Simmons, Ron Popeil, Billy Mays, Anthony “Sully” Sullivan…All these names need to be featured in an infomercial hall of fame. Sometimes I wonder if I was the only 11-year-old boy asking for a food dehydrator for his birthday. I occasionally pull my hair and scream, “Stop the insanity!” at the top of my lungs to an imaginary studio audience. And I get nostalgic and teary-eyed thinking back to Ronco CEO and marketing and inventing genius Ron Popeil sharing how I could make chocolate pasta right in my own house. Chocolate pasta!
Growing up without unlimited television options, I may have watched a few too many infomercials. But subconsciously, I learned a lot. Everyone wants a deal; people buy off of emotion, speaking loudly makes your words sound like they are more critical, and never overestimate how stupid your audience may be. Seeing some of today’s crypto projects reminds me of these televised pitches looking to solve some of my life’s biggest problems- how to eliminate stains, wash my car, eat delicious food at home, and have a fishing rod right in my pocket!
I didn’t have a credit card back then, so I could try to re-pitch my parents. But, of course, they didn’t have it. I didn’t have the charisma, rhetoric, or…
