Nifty co-founder Nick O’Neill, aka NFT Nick, created the memetic slogan “pick rich” to assert his wealth and attract the attention of money-seeking social media users. Unfortunately for him, he appears to have failed as, like many wannabe rich influencers, NFT Nick’s wealth is mostly self-described.
In a comical turn of events, Crypto Twitter exposed O’Neill’s countless exaggerations and lies about his wealth. In the process, users co-opted the slogan and completely reversed its meaning.
For context, the phrase “choose rich” is a reference to the movie Tthe Wolf of Wall Streetin which Leonardo DiCaprio — speaking as disgraced trader Jordan Belfort — states: “I choose rich every time.” However, the phrase never gained any significant popularity until O’Neill failed in his attempt to initiate its adoption.
Community notices NFT Nick’s lies
NFT Nick claims to own a “fleet of Ubers” and a driver. In reality, though, that “driver” is probably a taxi or rideshare service.
In another flashy video he posted, the bottle of champagne he’s flaunting probably costs around $85 — not the $5,000 claimed.
He also insulted some people who doubted his claims about paying $3,000 for a high-end tea set at a luxury hotel in New York. The problem? That price was nowhere to be found on the menu.
Community notes attached to his posts on X (formerly known as Twitter) indicate that he likely paid no more than $450 for that tea set.
NFT Nick also hit back at investigative reporter Coffeezilla for saying his penthouse was likely rented out. He posted an unconvincing response from the penthouse he claims to own.
Cheers to the haters of my New York penthouse pic.twitter.com/kD55O7gq8P
– NFTnick.eth (@allnick) March 9, 2024
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Stop trying to make ‘choose poor’ happen
NFT Nick flub remembers Bad Girls character Gretchen Wieners’ attempts to get “recovery” adopted as a slang term. In the film, her friend repeatedly begs her to “stop trying to make ‘recovery’ happen.”
Likewise, Crypto Twitter clicked the Like button millions of times and posted thousands of disparaging comments about O’Neill’s slogan. His lies and exaggerations about his wealth are now in the public domain.
