Chapter 34: Life is real, and you’re screwed.

Negative issues spread much faster and wider than positive ones.

Why does this phenomenon occur?

According to an investigation by a certain news team, only 0.03% of people who leave comments on news articles account for 30% of the total comments.

If you expand the range to the top 10% of users, they account for a whopping 80% of all comments.

The remaining 90% of users contribute a mere 20% of the comments.

A noisy minority.

To an uninformed passerby, it often appears as though their opinions represent public sentiment or the dominant narrative.

After all, they seem numerous.

It’s all you can see.

The dynamics in online communities aren’t much different.

A small group of active users spreading sensational information can make it seem overwhelming, as though it’s an actual widespread issue.

[Author: ᄋᄋ][Title: No matter how you look at it, that body doesn’t match those hands]

[Am I the only one who thinks so?]

─[Yeah, you’re the only one.]

[Even if you feed them the red pill, they refuse to see the truth.]

[I’d rather take the blue pill!]

[Just leave them be. They’re a delusional legend hound. Let them live in their own fantasy forever.]

-[I’m a med student, and hands are the hardest part of the body to gain weight on.]

─[If you’re just going to believe whatever you want, why even bother with this community?]

After the revelation that the “Legend’s” SNS account was fabricated, there were indeed people who raised doubts.

However, posts like [Legend red pill ᄏᄏᄏᄏ] outnumbered them by eight times.

The noisy minority flooded the space endlessly.

Naturally, uninformed individuals were deceived, believing, “So this is the truth about the Legend.”

The same happened after her adult video was leaked.

When someone commented, [The voice sounds quite different, doesn’t it?], responses like [Maybe it’s a different mic] or [Moans don’t sound like normal voices, you virgin] dominated.

When someone remarked, [The hands look completely different], comments like [It’s the lighting] or [She probably used a camera app with filters] flooded in.

Once such negative issues are sufficiently widespread, they enter Phase 2.

Amplification and reproduction.

This is what’s often called the “I-heard-it-somewhere” phenomenon.

[Author: ᄋᄋ][Title: Didn’t the Legend admit to taking the red pill? What’s with the deniers?]

[Who would pretend to be such an ugly woman on purpose ᄏᄏ?

The Legend admitted it herself, so do these deniers know her better than she knows herself?]

-[??? When did she admit it?]

[She said she wasn’t pretty and told anyone looking for her face to leave.]

[Isn’t that an admission?]

[If it wasn’t true, she would’ve denied it, right?]

The Legend never actually claimed that the SNS account was hers.

What she specifically said was:

“I’ve never claimed to be pretty. If you’re here looking for my face, I don’t need viewers like that. If that’s your reason for being here, leave.”

That’s all.

However, using the twisted logic that not denying is the same as admitting, the noisy minority spread the claim that “The Legend has already admitted to taking the red pill.”

Most people came to believe that the Legend truly acknowledged it.

This falsehood was further amplified after the adult video leak, morphing into “She even admitted the video was hers.”

Even though there was no evidence proving the woman in the SNS photos was the same person in the video.

Such incidents are incredibly common on the internet.

Important truths are buried or distorted, while massive lies circulate.

The reason why those who say, “I’ll stay neutral and watch,” often end up victorious is because of this.

If the Legend were genuinely a victim, she would’ve been driven mad with frustration.

Of course, she was a lunatic who relished being tied to the pyre of public opinion, enjoying the fiery chaos.

She even chopped the firewood, built the pyre, and tied herself to it.

It’s that easy to deceive the online world with a negative issue.

As the saying goes, “A single line of propaganda is enough, but refuting it requires dozens of pieces of evidence.”

By the time the evidence is gathered, people have already been misled.

The truth doesn’t always command attention.

Throughout the history of the internet, countless fake negative issues have spread, only for the truth to be revealed later.

Yet, when you ask people a few years later, most will remember the fake issue and either forget or remain unaware of the truth.

The truth doesn’t always win.

…This time, however, is one of those rare occasions where the truth is being noticed.

[Author: ᄋᄋ][Title: From her reaction, it doesn’t seem like she’s the real one.]

[(Screenshot of the chat during the heated moment)

No matter how thick-skinned she is, how could she possibly ignore such a chaotic chat?

I told you, those hands couldn’t possibly match that body.]

[Maybe it’s not thick skin, but no mental capacity at all?]

[She’s an AI created by Infinity, I’m telling you.]

[Is that true?]

[My grandmother is an expert in AI deep learning, and she says the Legend is definitely an AI.]

[Something feels off. Even if the mic changed, the voice just sounds like a completely different person.]

[If it were her, she’d have said something by now. Wouldn’t she at least deny it if it wasn’t true?]

[Our fandom star has always been strange.]

[Who decided she was the fandom star?]

[Wasn’t Victory and the Legend supposed to be dual fandom stars?]

[Looks like Wild has been abandoned again ᅲᅲᅲ.]

[SecondPlace should win a championship before complaining.]

[Why call him SecondPlace when he’s got three runner-ups? Call him SecondSecondPlace ᅮᅲᅲᅲ.]

[Here we go again, you devils.]

[The Gallant Cup.]

A lot of people have been exposed to this issue.

Many watched the broadcast live.

Many verified “that video” themselves.

The noisy minority can only deceive others when it’s about something unfamiliar.

Naturally, if too many people feel the discrepancy, propaganda fails.

[Author: ᄋᄋ][Title: The hands are just different, people.]

[The hands are just different, people.

The hands are just different, people.

The hands are just different, people.

The hands are just different, people.

The hands are just different, people.

There’s no one here denying the live-streamed hand cam as fake, right? ᄏᄏ.]

[?]

[Welcome to the truth.]

[Author: ᄋᄋ][Title: Precisely Measured Hand Size (Scientific)]

[As everyone knows, the length of the Legend’s hand is 13 cm.

Now, let’s move to the video in question.

Do you see the lamp next to the bed here?

(Shopping mall product detail photo)

It’s a 64 cm lamp.

There’s a moment where her hand touches it.

(A photo of the woman touching the lamp)

(A screenshot filled with lines drawn in Paint, showing calculations)

The length of this woman’s hand exceeds 16 cm.

Well then, have a nice day.]

─[ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

[Wait, so she’s really not the same person?]

[It’s possible that the person in the SNS photos and the adult video are different people.]

[This person’s just closing their eyes and covering their ears ᄏᄏ.]

[Just let them enjoy it.]

[They clearly want to believe that way ᄏ.]

[Author: ᄋᄋ][Title: Wise Ones Who Didn’t Fall for the Legend’s Red Pill, Gather Around]

[Let’s give credit to the geniuses who didn’t fall for that photo being the Legend just because it matched the ID. Those fools who believed it are pathetic ᄏᄏ.

Starting with me ᄏᄏ.]

[Wow, seeing someone take pride in something so ridiculous is amazing.]

[Life Achievement: Didn’t fall for the fake red pill.]

[Scratch that?]

[Welcome, angry fools who got tricked.]

[ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

─[Victory for the Legend fans, let’s go.]

[Add another win for the Legend fans!]

[These “geniuses” are hilarious, it’s just comedy at this point.]

[Keep it up; you’ve got potential.]

[Let’s drink to that.]

[Author: ᄋᄋ][Title: Isn’t It Likely the Legend Made Her Own SNS?]

[Legend’s Track Record: Got caught using a voice changer to fake a man’s voice.

This means she has no qualms about deception.

And she hates the attention she gets as a woman.

I think she made the SNS herself to bait people.

By using an ugly photo, she could avoid attracting the gullible buffalo fanboys.

But then the adult video of the photo’s real owner got leaked.]

-[Why don’t you just write a novel, seriously?]

[If this were a novel, it’d get flamed for having zero plausibility ᄏᄏ.]

-[This is ridiculous.]

─[Am I the only one who finds this convincing? Doesn’t this explain everything?]

[You’re an N, right?]

[Author: ᄋᄋ][Title: If It’s Not the Red Pill, Is It the Blue Pill?]

So, the Legend is a top-tier, ultra-SSS-class girl who hates buffalo fanboys so much she changed her voice and faked her SNS? ᄏᄏ.

Our girl.

[ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

-[Isn’t she just a compulsive liar seeking attention?]

-[She’s definitely crazy.]

-[Yup, your sister is a girl pretending to be a guy pretending to be a girl.]

[A guy pretending to be a girl pretending to be a guy pretending to be a girl pretending to be a guy pretending to be a girl pretending to be a guy pretending to be a girl pretending to be a guy pretending to be a girl.]

The fragments of truth began to emerge on the internet.

But that’s just on the internet.

There’s also a thing called reality in this world, and it’s important too, you know?

If you keep spreading fake issues online, the police might show up in real life to deal with you.

Let’s not engage in fraud or impersonation, please.

Fortunately, we live in an age where you can find almost anything on the internet.

While there are plenty of scammers and fake information online, that doesn’t mean everything on the internet is untrustworthy.

For example, this site—a legal advisory platform where only verified lawyers can respond.

“If you’re being called in relation to a crime, does that make you a suspect or an informant?”

The first thing I did was check the number that sent me the message.

…Upon searching online, it turned out to be a legitimate police station number.

So, it wasn’t phishing.

Next came internet research.

According to the lawyer’s answer, South Korea has no law specifically punishing impersonation on SNS.

However, depending on the case, civil lawsuits for damages might apply.

Of course, if impersonation involves demands for money or extortion, it falls under fraud.

The lack of law applies only to simple acts of impersonation.

“There’s no legal issue here.”

I was surprised that the woman I thought was Chinese spoke Korean, but thankfully, I was still in the clear.

As for the charge mentioned in the message—dissemination of obscene material—I had no idea why I was being contacted.

“So, I’m not a suspect but an informant?”

A suspect is someone accused of committing a crime or being reported for it.

An informant is someone deemed necessary for an investigation during the process.

“It’s definitely because of the photos I uploaded on SNS, right?”

The scary thing is that during an informant investigation, you can be treated as an accomplice and become a suspect.

But not me. Probably.

It won’t happen, right?

Please don’t let it happen.

Everyone, don’t impersonate others.

You might end up receiving a summons from the police.