Modeling Cycles of Grift with Evolutionary Game Theory

Hacker News
February 24, 2026
We are in a golden age of grift. Where adventurers once flocked to California or the Yukon because “there was gold in them thar hills,” the fastest way to get rich today is by fleecing suckers. We’ve got crypto rug pulls, meme stocks, nutritional supplements, MLMs—anything to make a quick buck.
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Originally published on Hacker News on 2/24/2026