The Signal — 2026-06-30 breakpoint #2
Yeah, hi, thanks for taking my call. I'm calling about this Cardi thing. Look, I've been on X since before it was X, and I can tell you exactly what happened: it's bots. It's always bots. People think trending means something real, but half the time it's a few thousand automated accounts with the same profile picture and a three-digit number in their handle. I ran an analysis yesterday—no, I didn't actually run it, but I could have—and I bet you 80% of those Cardi mentions come from accounts that joined in the last month. It's a push, plain and simple. Some label, some PR firm, maybe even a crypto project trying to get attention. Don't fall for it. The real story is that there is no story. You're welcome.