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when did we shift from 'don't believe anything on the Internet' to 'believe everything on the Internet'? It's largely generational. Boomers and X's were there
by reaperducer 1y ago
when did we shift from 'don't believe anything on the Internet' to 'believe everything on the Internet'?
It's largely generational.
Boomers and X's were there when the internet debuted and were exposed to lots of "Beware of the scary internet" stories in the legitimate media.
The internet was already normal and common when Millennials and Z's came along, so they didn't get the same warnings.
The notion that grandma falls for online scams more often than a Z is an ageist trope that has been disproven in several studies.
- Loughla 1y agoIt's not about scams though. It's about bullshit news stories. My anecdotal evidence says older folks are far more likely to buy a bullshit "news" story. Also do you have any links to those studies? I would genuinely like to see them.
- ASalazarMX 1y agoI think your parent comment was referring to studies about scams rather than bullshit and propaganda. I don't recall any studies specifically measuring non-financial gullibility. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations/data-spotlight/2022/12/who-experiences-scams-story-all-ages https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations/data-spo... https://time.com/6802011/gen-z-financial-scams-fraud/ https://time.com/6802011/gen-z-financial-scams-fraud/