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> I have yet to see a scam which would fool me Maybe not but you will. If you live long enough you will suffer inevitable cognitive decline until one day you

• alisonkisk 6y ago
  mlang23 has commented about being blind, which is a pretty huge filter against Internet scams, which aren't designed for screen readers.
  • mlang23 6y ago
    You pretty much nailed it. I am filtering a lot of stuff because I refuse to use certain modern flashy technologies. Office 365, yeah, go away. Firefox? Only on a dedicated machine if I really need it. Emacs, SSH, tmux, old fashioned email (text only) and a linux virtual console is all I need to be productive, fast and especially happy. A big part of what makes these attacks work is the tech stack in use on the recipients side. I recently heard about a Emotet attack, and was told "Well, you know, the problem is that Outlook only shows the name but not the address by default". Oh well, what can you say about that?
    • Frondo 6y ago
      If any sizeable portion of internet users were also visually impaired, and on a stack similar to yours, you'd certainly see scams targeted at you. Good for you for being so far off the map, though, that is a good protective measure.
• mlang23 6y ago
  We're all gonna die. Some earlier, some later.