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 threadChancerubbage

@futurebird @cmthiede

Had an interesting discussion regarding why so much spam is OBVIOUSLY fake.

It is because they are also building a contact list of the more easily fooled.

Sep 28, 2025 at 6:38pmIvory for iOS
Show threadCM ThiedeSep 28, 2025
@Chancerubbage @futurebird can imagine that's way easier now that people can pay to reference the giant Doge DB on US citizens and query it to their hearts content. Oh, wait, AI doesn't have a heart.