Ah, Web3. That shiny new internet frontier where decentralization is king, JPEGs are art, and everyone’s either “building” or “vibing.” But lurking just behind every DAO proposal and Discord server is a curious species: The Web3 Faker. Part hype beast, part philosopher, part DJ—this creature has mastered the art of doing absolutely nothing while sounding like they invented Ethereum in a dream.
Let’s break down the typical Web3 Faker experience:
They haven’t written a line of code EVER, but they’ve "reviewed hundreds of whitepapers." Their Twitter bio includes “Blockchain Strategist,” “Crypto Futurist,” and “Decentralized Storyteller.” Ask them what a smart contract is, and they’ll say, “It’s like a normal contract, but smarter.”
Translation: They once read Vitalik's blog and now think they're Morpheus.
They launched a collection of “generative art inspired by ancient Egyptian memes,” minted on a blockchain they can’t pronounce. The entire collection sold out—to themselves.
Now they’re hosting Twitter Spaces about “the future of creativity and spiritual monetization.” Yes, that’s a real phrase they made up while sipping yerba mate through a ring light.
They’re “active” in 17 DAOs. Which means they once reacted with a “🔥” emoji to someone’s post and now expect to be paid in governance tokens. They never vote, but they will DM you out of nowhere with “gm fren, are u bullish on community?”
They're also launching a new DAO every full moon. Latest one? “ChakraDAO: Tokenizing your aura.”
This one claims to "do deep research" on protocols. Translation: They click on random links, connect 13 wallets, and pray they get an airdrop. They’ve been rugged more times than a toddler on a living room carpet, but that doesn’t stop them from posting “just aped into this project, DYOR tho” in every Telegram group.
They still think $PEPE is going to flip Bitcoin.
Never built a thing, but somehow on every panel. Always seen in sunglasses indoors, with a microphone and zero follow-through. They speak in riddles like “Interoperability is not a feature, it’s a feeling.” Nobody knows what that means, but everyone claps. Because... Web3.
They once pitched a DeFi app to Vitalik at a urinal.
They warned everyone about FTX—after it collapsed. They tweet long threads like “10 things I saw coming in 2022,” which includes hindsight so obvious it might as well be a BuzzFeed quiz. Their next project? A “fully transparent meme-based prediction market for vibes.”
It's called Nostradumbass.
Web3 Fakers are the spice in the blockchain biryani. They don’t build, deploy, or design—but damn it, they believe. And that’s what counts... right?
So next time you hear someone say, “Let’s tokenize empathy,” or pitch you a “layer-zero consciousness bridge,” just smile, nod, and remember:
In a world of fakers, don't become the center of their jokes.
Fabian Owuor