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It will happen, then people will adapt. Those that don't will suffer. It is tragic but not new. People are getting scammed now by being told in broken English t
by Eisenstein 3y ago
It will happen, then people will adapt. Those that don't will suffer. It is tragic but not new. People are getting scammed now by being told in broken English that they need to buy gift cards in order to fend off Tax evasion charges or whatever.
The fact is that everyone gets taken for a ride at least once. Many people never admit it to themselves, but we have all been or will be taken advantage of. Some of us end up devastated by it or are an 'eternal mark', but the vast majority of us just learn a lesson.
What happens to society when trust becomes risky to the point that everything could be a ruse by a bad actor? It ends up doing what it always does in that situation -- authoritarian regimes can be looked at for examples of what will happen: people will rally around family and extremely close friends, and close off all vulnerability and vastly decrease their tolerance for risk around everyone else, unless they have no other choice.
- sandspar 3y agoImagine it's your mom being scammed.
- Eisenstein 3y agoHow would that change anything?