Why don't people ignore influencers

Seriously though, all those scams, lies, bullshit around Web3 is because of nothing but influence. While people do have their own fault for falling into them because of greed and lack of knowledge, they still don't learn their lessons. About 90% of people who are into crypto have no actual idea of how it works, what is the blockchain and what does Web3 mean.

For most of the cases, influence is a terrible thing, and no one shouldn't have it especially in a world like Web3. People think they'll obtain knowledge from influencers... no. Learning about Web3 and crypto is like a baby learning how to speak (through it's own observation of language) it should be done by the person. DYOR means "do your own research", and a person who doesn't say that after talking about a project is a scumbag.

First learn how a computer works, then learn how code works, then look into blockchain tech and history, read about Satoshi Nakamoto's vision. And use proper sources for these which include facts, such as code documentation. Use a site like honeypot.is or read a token's contract yourself to make sure it's not a scam. Cause tell you what, you can know that way and an attacker has no way to hide it. That's literally half of the reason why blockchains are "open-source".

For gods sake don't act on the opinion of that random guy on Twitter, people. These days the term "influencer" is mostly another word for "puppet master". They belong to the Web2 territory, and if by any means they pass the border, they should face consequences.

Edit: The reason why you should know how the system works is because you'd definitely want to know where your money goes. Posts below have mentioned "people want a leader that they can follow". But believe me, you want to be the sole leader of your financial life.

If one blindly trusts a "leader" with their money, then you should know that it's not their money anymore.