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So the logic is something like this: * my grandmother can't recognize fake information * my grandmother is old * politicians are old * therefore politicians
by The_Colonel 2y ago
So the logic is something like this:
* my grandmother can't recognize fake information
* my grandmother is old
* politicians are old
* therefore politicians can't recognize fake information
Politics has always been full of deception, people doing politics professionally for decades should know a bit or two about it.
- digging 2y ago> Politics has always been full of deception, people doing politics professionally for decades should know a bit or two about it. I think it's worth pushing back on this. Deception works when it's unexpected, and if the medium is something politicians aren't familiar with, they may not even be looking for the kinds of deception they're being targeted with. They think themselves hardened to deception, but they may not be open-minded enough to even realize there are forms of deception they haven't prepared for.
- laweijfmvo 2y agoI shouldn't have implied it's 100%, but on average, how many gen Z'ers are getting scammed online vs. Boomers? Kids these days just know everything is a scam or BS, but I can't seem to convince my parents' generation that someone would lie to them via e-mail.
- The_Colonel 2y agoMy point is that top-level politicians are not your average grandma.
- defrost 2y agoAnd yet their ranks have examples of senior top level politicians being scammed or phished at similar ball park rates to other people. eg: (Various headlines) * Australian Politicians Keep Falling For Telegram Scams * The phishing email that hacked the account of John Podesta * Who is behind the Westminster WhatsApp 'honeytrap' stings?
- The_Colonel 2y agoYou can find examples for everything, the question is whether the incidence among politicians is close to the average elderly population (as implied in the original comment).