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this strikes me as ageist. Maybe there is a citation here? Once bitten, twice shy Fool me once, shame on you ... Why wouldn't the accumulation of experience
by trts 5y ago
this strikes me as ageist. Maybe there is a citation here?
Once bitten, twice shy
Fool me once, shame on you ...
Why wouldn't the accumulation of experiences logically lead to people being savvier about claims over time?
- sjtindell 5y agoIf I remember right it was an explanation for why so many elderly folks fall for scams. Their ability to parse grifters declines, literally a part of the brain related to trust declines as we get much older. Here is some discussion in Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-older-adults-are-too-trusting/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-older-adults-...