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Just because I am paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get me..
by basicplus2 9y ago
Just because I am paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get me..
- krapp 9y agoOn balance, even if "they" are out to get someone, chances are you're not someone worth getting.
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoIf you have an identity, a credit card number, or a SSN, then you're a target.
- krapp 9y agoYou're claiming that literally every identifiable person in the world is a "target," but that's a nonsensical claim. A target of whom, and of what?
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoHackers, thieves, social engineers. Identity theft is at an all time high, affecting 1 in 16 US adults every year and costs almost twice as much as all other property thefts.[2] [1]https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/02/06/identity-theft-hit-all-time-high-2016/97398548/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/02... [2]http://www.businessinsider.com/bureau-of-justice-statistics-identity-theft-report-2013-12 http://www.businessinsider.com/bureau-of-justice-statistics-...
- krapp 9y agoFair enough, but that's not really conspiracy theory, that's just regular criminal conspiracy.
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoWhat is the difference between the two? It seems to me both of those things are the same, except for maybe the former being of the future tense, and the latter the present/past tense.
- krapp 9y agoObviously, given the nature of the article, we're not talking about easily provable, verifiable criminal conspiracies. "Criminals exist" is not a conspiracy theory.
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoIndeed, I just wanted to point out the fallacy of the commonly held sentiment "you're not someone worth getting"