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> “I fell for her,” he said, “but I’m not stupid.” Help Patrick spot a contradiction!
by wiseowise 2y ago
> “I fell for her,” he said, “but I’m not stupid.”
Help Patrick spot a contradiction!
- lyu07282 2y agoWe still protect stupid people from harm all the time, lots of fraud is based on stupidity of their victims. The sophistication of the deception doesn't really matter, does it?
- thinkingemote 2y agoIntelligence may help a little bit to avoid addiction and falling into bad behaviours but it's no guarantee. And once captured, its even less help. These platforms are designed for maximum effectiveness to empty our wallets, our brains and our souls. I wish this man all the best for recognising the bad. May we all change.
- 4gotunameagain 2y agoYou see, in the case the genders were flipped, we would now be talking about victim blaming. Because he clearly is a victim.
- slowmovintarget 2y agoAnd she still would have been gullible to put herself in that position. In the GFE-MMO, the only way you win is not to play.
- weinzierl 2y agoA couple of years ago the New Yorker (I believe) had a story about an accomplished university professor that fell for a romance scam that financially ruined him. There might be just a couple of different forms of intelligence but there are plenty ways to be stupid and one does not preclude the other. EDIT: I tried to find the article, but apparently so many accomplished university professors fall for romance scams that it is hopeless. EDIT: Found it. Wasn't in The New Yorker, but The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/magazine/the-professor-the-bikini-model-and-the-suitcase-full-of-trouble.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/magazine/the-professor-th...