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mantas at turbines dot io
[ my public key: https://keybase.io/mvid; my proof: https://keybase.io/mvid/sigs/V1V5HhH0FAcSWoKZMfv1ZNAr75uHx9QL362YDtPyrpg ]
Assuming his rifle was factory accurate to 1/2 MOA and he made zero shooter related inconsistencies, and all environmental factors between the shooter and the target were accounted for, at 4km he would expect to hit inside of a 60cm diameter circle
Shots like this are mostly luck
The scammers also the most vocal. Partially because they aren’t building something novel or valuable, and make up for it in marketing and flash. It’s also faster to build a con than to build a real product, so you see more of them
But yes. It is exhausting. Honest parties in the industry need to build against a large and growing negative reputation. It may be insurmountable. And the industry, generally, does nothing to punish these bad parties or self-regulate. The industry likely has to die, and be reborn after the token/blockchain era