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I dont even get how investors ever fell for his shit. He's not even particularly a good liar. Every interview I've seen of him is him looking extremely nervous and timid, hoping the interviewee bought whatever he said. Back in my day you had to have some charisma and composure to be a successful conman.
If you're a skinny, introverted white nerd who knows a few computer words, people will automatically assume you're competent at whatever you do. Source: My personal experience.
When I was at uni, I had a biochemistry lab class where I was grouped up with 2 overachiever girls. Me and my unmedicated ADHD barely ever knew what was going on and the two girls carried me through the class, but every single time someone else came over to ask us for help, they came to me first.