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A chainsaw does not introduce an opportunity for thousands of remote criminals to steal money from your bank account.
by invalidlogin 2y ago
A chainsaw does not introduce an opportunity for thousands of remote criminals to steal money from your bank account.
- logicchains 2y agoBut like a gun or a knife it may give local criminals an opportunity to threaten (or worse) you into giving them money from your wallet.
- kees99 2y agoYou are 100% spot-on with the "local" thing here. People living in "bad neighborhoods" have to spend more energy and money on locks, fences, security cameras, self-policing as to not go out alone after dark, etc. Problem is, Internet (and international phone system, to a lesser degree) makes everything so much closer, that scammers from half-way around the globe are "local" for all intents as purposes. Thus, online, every neighborhood is a "bad neighborhood".
- lapcat 2y ago> Thus, online, every neighborhood is a "bad neighborhood". This is like the exaggerated crime coverage on the local news. I've lived in the so-called "bad internet neighborhood" for 30 years, and I'm fine. It's not so bad.
- HPsquared 2y agoJust like in a bad neighborhood, there's safety in numbers and keeping a low profile.
- Retr0id 2y agoIt does introduce an opportunity to lose a limb, though. I think I'd rather have my bank account hacked.
- lapcat 2y ago> It does introduce an opportunity to lose a limb, though. I think I'd rather have my bank account hacked. Exactly!