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"I hope you'll forgive me for having a devious side to me, but I intended for nothing but good to come out of this ..." People don't like being duped, even if
by thirdstation 16y ago
"I hope you'll forgive me for having a devious side to me, but I intended for nothing but good to come out of this ..."
People don't like being duped, even if it's for their own good. You're likely to get more "f--k you's" than "thank you's".
If you want to teach someone a lesson, you don't start out by telling them they are stupid.
To create some real, lasting value you could have created the app and then said something like, "Hey everybody! I made this fake marketing web app that will steal your information and show you how it's done step-by-step. If you want to see how web scams are done, follow this link: ..." Then make some fake Google accounts for people to use (instead of their own).
"... you have to wonder if the collective value of the information given up does not exceed greatly the value of the goods they are shipping."
+1 for that sentiment. If your info wasn't more valuable, they wouldn't be doing it.
- Evgeny 16y agoIf you want to teach someone a lesson, you don't start out by telling them they are stupid. I think it depends on the person. Let's consider two scenarios. 1. "Never fill in your details on suspicious sites." 2. "You recently filled in your details on xyz.com. Now I know that your credit card number is 1234." In response to (1) I would nod, but would it register deep enough? Not so sure. Now if someone actually shows me that he duped me into giving out sensitive details, I would be way more impressed and remember the lesson for longer.