Avoiding the Traps Set by Con Artists

**Understanding Deception**  

“A true con artist mixes 90% truth with 10% outrageous lies.” Have you ever been misled or deceived by information? It’s now widely known that TV cannot broadcast anything that would damage the image of its advertisers, and this is true for all media. Consequently, we seek out more trustworthy sources and individuals. We become more careful in looking for those who provide truly good information or those clearly smarter than us. 

**The Hidden Danger**  

However, this is where the real danger lies. When making truly important decisions that have significant financial or personal risks, would you rely on the information provided by comedians, celebrities, or young YouTubers who have succeeded without much struggle? The orchestrators are well aware of this. In such situations, we look for information from people with proven track records, clearly intelligent individuals, or those who have helped us with advice multiple times. We also refer to studies from prestigious universities, data from governments, consulting firms, and investment companies. 

**The Seeds of Influence**  

We must realize why these individuals are wealthy, successful, and have built enormous organizations. They have been patiently planting seeds to influence your critical decisions involving immense stakes. These successful people are not concerned with petty cash. They are eagerly waiting for you to fall into their grand schemes, where vast sums of money move.

**Avoiding Traps**  

To avoid these traps, one way is to stay away from get-rich-quick schemes or too-good-to-be-true offers. These schemes target your desires. If you can resist your desires and live modestly, your chances of avoiding these traps significantly increase. Also, be cautious when you feel fear or when your pride is hurt. Such information is likely to be deliberately disseminated, and outrageous solutions may be proposed to you. If you feel any negative emotions after receiving information, be wary. If you feel mocked, you should be alert.

**Balancing Skepticism and Opportunity**  

However, avoiding all such discussions might require you to give up making money or pursuing your interests. You might have told small lies within the legal bounds for your benefit, and living purely honestly is tough in our society. If you keep criticizing people with apparent malice, you will eventually feel stifled and waste your energy. Acknowledge that these people exist, that this is the kind of world we live in, and that you, too, are not a perfect saint. By doing so, you can slightly grasp their true intentions and understand how to act. 

**Evaluating Risks and Rewards**  

You need to accurately assess both the good and bad aspects of things and integrate them into your life. There is always a catch to lucrative deals, and actions without risks offer only corresponding returns. You do not need to take significant risks for things you are not interested in or do not find valuable. Conversely, if you genuinely desire something, you should not easily give up just because it involves risk.

**Interacting with the Knowledgeable**  

Highly intelligent, high-ranking individuals and skillful money-makers carry both risks and extremely valuable information. Instead of depending on their information, reduce the frequency of interactions with them. Occasionally, gather information from them, thoroughly think it through, and then integrate it into your decisions to mitigate risks. They are positioned in society such that they might know things we don’t. If you can grasp this indirectly, you can apply it to your life.

**Striking a Balance**  

There is a balance to be found between extreme materialism and high-frequency saintly living. The former feels stifling while the latter lacks stability. Grounding oneself is also important. Recently, after years of promoting one-sided materialism, social media suddenly praises high-dimensional spirituality. This sudden shift seems to carry a hidden message and lacks the spirit of inclusiveness and acceptance. 

**Finding the Right Balance**  

An overly lenient society benefits criminals, while an overly strict one is stifling and stressful, with people killed in the name of justice. However, there is an optimal point where balance and harmony can be achieved, generating synergy greater than the sum of its parts.

**Conclusion**  

This world offers various happy events and joys, along with numerous traps. By blindly trusting information, you might fall into these traps. Therefore, always consider the underlying motives behind the information. However, just because no one teaches you doesn’t mean you can do anything. Acts that harm others, especially those threatening other lives for your benefit, will disrupt society and bring repercussions. Think with your own mind and conscience, as your actions will ultimately bring consequences upon yourself. 

**Living with Imperfection**  

While we must acknowledge that we cannot live without causing some inconvenience to others, nor avoid the food chain within the ecosystem, living solely by ideals is challenging. Striking the right balance is essential for our survival. Focusing solely on self-interest makes it easy to become prey to the clever and powerful. I am not advocating for grand or dangerous actions. However, if you think for yourself, protect your life, and take manageable actions, you can indeed bring about change.