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Somebody Is Pretending to Be Me On Medium (Apr 30, 2022)

Somebody Is Pretending to Be Me On Medium (Apr 30, 2022)

And the worst part is they’re not even good at it

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Apr 30, 2022
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Somebody Is Pretending to Be Me On Medium (Apr 30, 2022)
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I guess I must be famous now.

I officially have an unofficial imitator. Let’s call him (or her), imitator-Burk.

I’m semi-honored, but you know what sucks? They’re not even good at it.

I mean, come on… if you’re pretending to be me, at least have the decency to be good at it. I’m usually great at pretending to be me.

So, come on, step it up! Maybe you’d actually beat me then?!

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though.

My lovely Medium follower, Mireille, gave me the heads-up an hour ago. Somebody is pretending to be me, with profile picture, name, and all. And this person loves to comment. Yeah, on every response below my stories (you know, the real ones), there’s a comment by imitator-me. Always the same.

Screenshot by author (the real one)

I like crypto, don’t get me wrong, but this is just silly.

If you were to message me, don’t use this number. I’d give you the real one here, but this person might just go use that against me next.

Also, please, imitator-Burk, be a little more creative. I’m d…

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