Snowballing

Even if it might not last very long, reposts online—and netizens who had actually seen the outrageous "evidence" laid out by that user—would at least have more than a fish's seven-second memory!

Having forced the other side to delete the post, effectively making them "admit defeat," the netizens who felt as though they had won a great victory were still unsatisfied and continued to press their advantage!

Likewise, certain unusual details surrounding this wealth myth, including quite a bit of information about the user himself, were inadvertently dug up by people who had taken an interest!

And once they started digging, they uncovered some truly extraordinary things—

—What was a "slot"? Newbie here, asking for an explanation?

—If it was supposedly so amazing, why would anyone still be willing to pay a fortune to buy it? Didn't this sound like something made to scam idiots?

—Shocking! Two months ago, he was still a factory line worker, yet he had suddenly transformed into one of the local rich?

—Main God Space—no, a platform? It even had an official website? This story was getting ridiculously absurd—

—Seeking guidance from an immortal: where could one obtain that "slot"?

Details could not withstand scrutiny.

Beneath countless seemingly intentional or unintentional "jokes," mixed truth and falsehood concealed things that became terrifying the more one thought about them.

Undercurrents began to surge, and the waters grew murkier and murkier.

The hot topic continued to expand, and the discussion kept branching out until it triggered warning signals across a broader range. Network platform administrators finally noticed the issue and forcibly suppressed this wildly growing momentum!

Yet the influence that had already spread would not change because of that. If anything—it only intensified!

More and more internet users joined this round of "carnival feast." Across more than one