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I've seen how bad people are at skimming things they read online though even when the facts are laying there in front of them, and I could easily see someone (h
by dbalatero 5y ago
I've seen how bad people are at skimming things they read online though even when the facts are laying there in front of them, and I could easily see someone (hiring manager, dating app they matched with) just googling their name, seeing the same pic match, and instantly running for the hills.
- cryptica 5y agoFor most people, if they came across a CV of someone who might be a serial killer, they'd want to read the full article. It's not something that happens every day.
- dhosek 5y agoA common error is to assume that one's own views are those of "most people." Experience has taught me otherwise.
- TechBro8615 5y agoGoogle probably doesn't even render the birthday on mobile.
- stordoff 5y agoWith Safari on a iPhone 11 Pro Max, I get the same infobox as in the article (showing birthday/date of death). Amusingly, I also get recommended a TEDx video titled "Hristo Georgiev: How to deceive Artificial Intelligence". Mission accomplished?
- ghaff 5y agoAnd, especially if it were something less extreme than serial killer and dates/location seemed plausible at first glance (or not--as you say skimming), a lot of people doing some quick resume triage will see the fraud conviction and move on.