generally
either bad because they backfire or lead to situations that would have come about regardless meaning zero gain for any risk that might have been involved). i mean, there are some exceptions but they are rare and i would suggest they should only happen in a controlled environment with zero chance of backlashi don't necessarily think people fake-claim because they feel it's ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY (though i do imagine they feel like a hero when they *think* it works out) but i do think it's similar to people who play the pokies - they probably started after seeing someone else having minor success with it or because they thought they could profit big off it - and perhaps at some point they have profited slightly, but by and large, they're probably not going to be getting anything out of it that they wouldn't already have had and most of the time it's probably going to be a loss. but they ignore all the times bad things happen and focus only on the good
tbh i think it is our responsibility as a community to hold interventions for people who think fake-claiming is a good idea - we need to help them before their life spirals out of control and they get liver disease or something - only bad things can come of fake-claiming
