July 2025

The essence of the fake antique scam is a fierce collision between “profit – seeking” and “humanistic care” in the digital economy era. It exposes the pain points of lagging supervision, platform dereliction of duty, and inter – generational breakdown, and also provides society with an opportunity to “mend the fold after the sheep have been lost.” For entrepreneurs, the prerequisite for business success is to hold the ethical bottom – line – making “honest money” and “conscientious money” is the way to go more steadily and further.