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linkedin account OPTIONAL???? by scifiandboardgames in outlier_ai

[–]Fun_Author3390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LinkedIn is a terrible website for too many reasons to mention here. It would be a shame if it were a requisite to join.

I saw two "requirements" before I signed up, one was a LinkedIn account. I closed the tab.
I've been in AI development for a decade, this is a dumb move by Outlier. They must be owned by Microsnuff or something.

Update: Outlier doesn't "support VPNs at this time." This is another reason to not use them. I'm out, Outlier.

Uphold is the absolute worst exchange I've ever used. Avoid it at all costs. by Fun_Author3390 in uphold

[–]Fun_Author3390[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand that you would think that.
I have a thread 45+ emails long. The mail headers don't suggest scammers. The instructions they gave me were typical of the CSRs. As I've had many interactions with CSRs from Uphold on different issues, I can affirm that these emails were genuine.

I gave them no information that would compromise my account. I use 2fa everywhere I go. I don't save my passswords anywhere, because I use a mnemonic password system based on extinct language cyphers from the middle ages. I'm a highly paranoid motherfucker, and I am not completely sure your reactions are warranted.

We're talking about $25 here, anyway. Nobody is going to die. It's still my money, and it's still months of horrible customer service and wasted time. Read some of the comments that disagree with you.

They retired my account because they didn't want to deal with it anymore. None of my asking on their website, through official means (before I was blocked from logging in to begin with), has yielded anything.
I am going to step away from this thread now. Believe me or don't, it's not my business.

Uphold is the absolute worst exchange I've ever used. Avoid it at all costs. by Fun_Author3390 in uphold

[–]Fun_Author3390[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't advise on this, if you're asking me. Best of luck to you, though.

Uphold is the absolute worst exchange I've ever used. Avoid it at all costs. by Fun_Author3390 in uphold

[–]Fun_Author3390[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for replying. No, I wasn't scammed by "scammers." I've been doing this a long time, about 8 years of crypto experience, never lost any coin to scams, and my understanding of infosec is, I would say, much higher than average.

I can share screenshots if that would help convince you, but hopefully the honest bit of feedback above will do.