This makes me think a lot about the internet marketers who use Instagram direct messages to try and sell me something. The savvier ones have learned that you need to show some level of interest in the person, before you bring up your sales patter. But they tick all of the boxes on this list. Thankfully, I recognise them sooner now, but there was nothing worse than building what I thought was a connection only to find it really wasn't real. Time wasting and soul destroying.