myrmepropagandistSep 28, 2025

I think we should treat people who get scammed and come out and talk about it like heroes. And this is important: no matter how "obvious" the scam might seem in retrospect or from the outside of the community it prey'd on.

The more I look at scams the more I think this is major factor in how they keep going and keep coming back.

Show threadVincarsi
@futurebird Agreed! There shouldn't be anymore shame around getting scammed than there is in being robbed by someone who claims to have a gun that turns out to be a toy. So many of them make threats that it's hard to tell in the moment if they're credible. And even the ones that don't start with a threat come so frequently that one is bound to catch you with your guard down eventually. Hell, I fell for a phishing scam when I was tired and knew my netflix actually needed a new payment method
Sep 28, 2025 at 5:07pmTusky