Their education is what ruined them or changes from the three...

Their education is what ruined them or changes from the three R's of the past. Critical thinking skills shunned for easier less stressful new subjects.

You tell them cryptos are worth nothing in reality and you get blank stares. Tell them about the Tulip mania being the same thing and the blank stares continue.

Human behaviour may not change much over the centuries but the way we educate the young ... or don't ...... can make them more susceptible to bigger fool plays.

I note the old block chain argument used to defend the scams are no longer getting much of a run. Also irrelevant to the intrinsic value of course in any case.