Spammers Quotes

“The Currency of Awkwardness

People take advantage of awkwardness when they up- or overcharge you. They bank on your embarrassment or your resistance to make a scene, and scammers flourish. They understand many people will feel obligated to reach into their pockets and pay, just to avoid the awkwardness we try to escape. They see you coming.


When we don’t push back and lean into awkward avoidance, we fuel and feed it, allowing it to grow and create more victims.

Get comfortable with awkward. Get used to saying no, thank you. Be okay with asking to have something taken off your bill.

It doesn’t need to be emotional or charged, but they rely on making you uncomfortable for profit.

-April 2026 ORIGIN Magazine”
― Maranda Pleasant , Origin: Music, Art, Yoga & Consciousness