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Seems Legit_

The Performance of Credibility
In crypto, the line between trust and trickery is razor-thin. “Seems legit” is said with a smirk — a blend of hope and hedged doubt.

It’s a meme, but also a warning. A stand-in for due diligence we haven’t done — or know we can’t do. In an ecosystem where projects materialize overnight, and billions move at the speed of vibes, credibility is often manufactured before it’s earned.

This work plays with that ambiguity. The phrase is thrown around so casually it becomes a cultural litmus test: do you believe because it is real — or because it looks the part?

“Seems legit” is how rug pulls start. It’s also how revolutions begin.

In traditional finance, legitimacy is institutional. In crypto, it’s aesthetic. A well-designed deck. A Discord. A thread. A tweet from the right account.

This piece doesn’t mock belief — it examines its surface tension. The fine lacquer of design over vapor. The performance of seriousness. The illusion of proof.

We move fast. We test little. We trust too easily — or we never trust at all.

This is the language of crypto’s middle — the murky space between scam and signal, between the polished and the real.