• BossDj@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    I just want to say that I watched John Oliver today talk about those messaging scams that start with, “Hey Elaine, it’s Mary. Are we still on for golf?”

    And I then found out that Americans have lost around 3 billion dollars to that scam.

    My first thought was, “those people shouldn’t be allowed to vote.”

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      8 months ago

      I have something to tell you. Everyone is susceptible to scams. We’re social creatures, my dude. It’s part of the arrangement. Trust, the ability to trust, that’s the built-in weakness to that.

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        8 months ago

        I gotta be honest, I’m surprised by the response. I’m talking about this one scam in particular. It’s so dumb to me. Maybe because I’m older; fuck texting just call me generation, or what. People been scamming people forever. It’s not new. So to me, it’s got to be less about trust and more about desperation.

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      8 months ago

      And he said “that’s just in the US” because it does happen everywhere. You know? Western Europe where half the population votes for autocrats too?

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          8 months ago

          What? I don’t understand your question.

          I’m pointing out that your comment is invalid bc you don’t have the context. It’s a problem everywhere but you’re picking on one place.

          • BossDj@lemm.ee
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            8 months ago

            I mistakenly replied to you instead of the other. Don’t drink and post.

            But either way, fine, anyone anywhere.