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BlueTigerLion 09/22/23 9:19:16 AM #1:	https://www.vox.com/technology/23882304/gen-z-vs-boomers-scams-hacks Makes sense Gen Z fell for NFTs: https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1704852930518528283 --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:976234737] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>https://www.vox.com/technology/23882304/gen-z-vs-boomers-scams-hacksMakes sense Gen Z fell for NFTs: https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1704852930518528283 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 09/22/23 9:20:21 AM #2:	And they wont stay off of my lawn --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:976234747] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>And they wont stay off of my lawn </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Priere 09/22/23 9:21:17 AM #3:	I wonder how Seth Green feels about this. Dude probably wasted over a million bucks buying for and paying ransom to get back those dumb things. --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://i.imgur.com/PmX8smn.gif https://i.imgur.com/mwTy0iF.gif https://i.imgur.com/FCER80e.gif <cite>Priere posted [p:976234763] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>I wonder how Seth Green feels about this.Dude probably wasted over a million bucks buying for and paying ransom to get back those dumb things. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/22/23 9:22:22 AM #4:	not surpised All of gen Z is online --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:976234781] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>not surpisedAll of gen Z is online </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Avirosb 09/22/23 9:23:47 AM #5:	You mean to tell me that guy yelling bitconnect is a zoomer? Priere posted... I wonder how Seth Green feels about this. He should be fine, he's a gen x-er. --- Really attractive in 144p <cite>Avirosb posted [p:976234803] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>You mean to tell me that guy yelling bitconnect is a zoomer?Priere posted... </cite><quote>I wonder how Seth Green feels about this.</quote>He should be fine, he's a gen x-er. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Intro2Logic 09/22/23 9:24:29 AM #6:	Yeah, without controlling for how online each "generation" is, I'm not sure we should read too much into this --- Have you tried thinking rationally? <cite>Intro2Logic posted [p:976234814] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, without controlling for how online each "generation" is, I'm not sure we should read too much into this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Torgo 09/22/23 9:26:08 AM #7:	Priere posted... I wonder how Seth Green feels about this. Dude probably wasted over a million bucks buying for and paying ransom to get back those dumb things. And that dude is Gen X... probably the least likely to fall for scams being raised in the analog world and transitioned to digital throughout our whole lives. Also being culturally cynical and raised to accept there's no shortcut to wealth. He should know better... he will just have to make more robot chicken episodes to make the cash back! --- Be careful: I was moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder. It's not worth trying to be the voice of reason sometimes. <cite>Torgo posted [p:976234842] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Priere posted... </cite><quote>I wonder how Seth Green feels about this.Dude probably wasted over a million bucks buying for and paying ransom to get back those dumb things.</quote>And that dude is Gen X... probably the least likely to fall for scams being raised in the analog world and transitioned to digital throughout our whole lives. Also being culturally cynical and raised to accept there's no shortcut to wealth.He should know better... he will just have to make more robot chicken episodes to make the cash back! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MacadamianNut3 09/22/23 9:26:52 AM #8:	As a millennial in computer science who gets or works with undergrad/grad interns yearly, it is pretty odd how tech illiterate zoomers can be. Scared of torrenting stuff or even using super easy to find online archives of textbooks, can't reliably Google stuff when their code doesn't work which is probably the most important ability you need for CS, and they didn't like getting out of their comfort zone to learn stuff relevant to what they're working on without me having to flat out send them links and half the time it's for stuff I don't know because that's what interns are for They're the kings of phone apps though --- Roll Tide & Go Irish <cite>MacadamianNut3 posted [p:976234856] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>As a millennial in computer science who gets or works with undergrad/grad interns yearly, it is pretty odd how tech illiterate zoomers can be. Scared of torrenting stuff or even using super easy to find online archives of textbooks, can't reliably Google stuff when their code doesn't work which is probably the most important ability you need for CS, and they didn't like getting out of their comfort zone to learn stuff relevant to what they're working on without me having to flat out send them links and half the time it's for stuff I don't know because that's what interns are forThey're the kings of phone apps though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 09/22/23 9:29:09 AM #9:	Ok. Now do the same study on phone scams. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:976234887] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Ok.Now do the same study on phone scams. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raikuro 09/22/23 9:47:58 AM #10:	Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account. <cite>Raikuro posted [p:976235156] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 09/22/23 9:55:24 AM #11:	Raikuro posted... Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account. That's basically it. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:976235273] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Raikuro posted... </cite><quote>Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account.</quote>That's basically it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 09/22/23 9:56:33 AM #12:	bigblu89 posted... Ok. Now do the same study on phone scams. It helps that no one under 40 answers their phone --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:976235292] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>bigblu89 posted... </cite><quote>Ok.Now do the same study on phone scams.</quote>It helps that no one under 40 answers their phone </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 09/22/23 9:57:03 AM #13:	Raikuro posted... Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account. Nah I work in IT and zoomers for the most part are just as tech dumb as boomers, if not more. I would argue boomers can follow simple instruction better. --- THE Ohio State: 3-0 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 1-1 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:976235298] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Raikuro posted... </cite><quote>Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account.</quote>Nah I work in IT and zoomers for the most part are just as tech dumb as boomers, if not more. I would argue boomers can follow simple instruction better. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 09/22/23 9:57:58 AM #14:	Raikuro posted... Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account. It's this. --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:976235318] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Raikuro posted... </cite><quote>Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account.</quote>It's this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Avirosb 09/22/23 9:58:30 AM #15:	voldothegr8 posted... Nah I work in IT and zoomers for the most part are just as tech dumb as boomers, if not more. I would argue boomers can follow simple instruction better. Often to their detriment whenever some Indian from Microsoft gives them a call. --- Really attractive in 144p <cite>Avirosb posted [p:976235327] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>voldothegr8 posted... </cite><quote>Nah I work in IT and zoomers for the most part are just as tech dumb as boomers, if not more. I would argue boomers can follow simple instruction better.</quote>Often to their detriment whenever some Indian from Microsoft gives them a call. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom_Joad 09/22/23 10:06:33 AM #16:	Boomers and Zoomers are naive, so are suckers for scams. Tech literacy doesn't factor into it. A sucker's a sucker, regardless. Which is my Gen-Xers are less affected, as they're cynical as fuck. --- "History shows again and again that nature points out the folly of man. Go go Godzilla!" Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult <cite>Tom_Joad posted [p:976235472] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Boomers and Zoomers are naive, so are suckers for scams.Tech literacy doesn't factor into it.A sucker's a sucker, regardless. Which is my Gen-Xers are less affected, as they're cynical as fuck. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 09/22/23 10:08:38 AM #17:	My retirement plan is to scam Gen Z --- See profile pic <cite>Irony posted [p:976235505] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>My retirement plan is to scam Gen Z </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Avirosb 09/22/23 10:09:34 AM #18:	Irony posted... My retirement plan is to scam Gen Z lol gen Z won't have any money by then. --- Really attractive in 144p <cite>Avirosb posted [p:976235525] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite><quote>My retirement plan is to scam Gen Z</quote>lol gen Z won't have any money by then. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 09/22/23 10:10:37 AM #19:	Avirosb posted... lol gen Z won't have any money by then. They'll have more than I will --- See profile pic <cite>Irony posted [p:976235546] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Avirosb posted... </cite><quote>lol gen Z won't have any money by then.</quote>They'll have more than I will </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 09/22/23 10:14:19 AM #20:	Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... It helps that no one under 40 answers their phone That was my point. The difference is more the fact that Gen Z is online almost 100% of the time they're awake, whereas the average boomer maybe has one email and a FB account that they check 2-3 times a day, if at all. It's more about opportunity than anything else. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:976235601] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... </cite><quote>It helps that no one under 40 answers their phone</quote>That was my point.The difference is more the fact that Gen Z is online almost 100% of the time they're awake, whereas the average boomer maybe has one email and a FB account that they check 2-3 times a day, if at all.It's more about opportunity than anything else. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 09/22/23 10:15:23 AM #21:	Tom_Joad posted... Which is why Gen-Xers are less affected, as they're cynical as fuck. We don't respond to emails or phone calls from people we DO know, forget about people we don't. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:976235634] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Tom_Joad posted... </cite><quote>Which is why Gen-Xers are less affected, as they're cynical as fuck.</quote>We don't respond to emails or phone calls from people we DO know, forget about people we don't. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArtiRock 09/22/23 10:15:55 AM #22:	That's based on how much they use the Internet than intelligence. --- This is the duty of the Grim Angels. <cite>ArtiRock posted [p:976235640] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>That's based on how much they use the Internet than intelligence. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 09/22/23 10:17:04 AM #23:	Thing is, the NFTs were always worthless, it's not just now. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:976235655] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Thing is, the NFTs were always worthless, it's not just now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheNextLink 09/22/23 10:17:59 AM #24:	It's sad how my generation the millennials and late gen Xers failed to educate that generation of internet etiquette. We just shoved an iPad in front of them right out the womb because we couldn't be bothered to do genuine parenting. Some of most ill equipped individuals to be parent are usually the ones to be the parents. It annoys me. <cite>TheNextLink posted [p:976235672] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>It's sad how my generation the millennials and late gen Xers failed to educate that generation of internet etiquette. We just shoved an iPad in front of them right out the womb because we couldn't be bothered to do genuine parenting. Some of most ill equipped individuals to be parent are usually the ones to be the parents. It annoys me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Technician_X 09/22/23 10:22:56 AM #25:	Irony posted... My retirement plan is to scam Gen Z Nah, they dont have anything. Grift conservative boomers and retire now. Just scream some random crap about fighting wokeness and theyll throw their life savings at you. <cite>Technician_X posted [p:976235759] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite><quote>My retirement plan is to scam Gen Z</quote>Nah, they dont have anything.Grift conservative boomers and retire now. Just scream some random crap about fighting wokeness and theyll throw their life savings at you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jokeaccountinc 09/23/23 4:31:26 AM #26:	UnfairRepresent posted... not surpised All of gen Z is online UnfairRepresent is warned! --- Welcome to our organization. <cite>Jokeaccountinc posted [p:976252317] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite><quote>not surpisedAll of gen Z is online</quote>UnfairRepresent is warned! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 09/23/23 4:37:52 AM #27:	Its true gen Z is a tech illiterate generation like Boomers are, but that shouldnt mean they lack other forms of intelligence required to avoid scams they just switch off their brains when it has anything to do with technology even if you dont need any understanding of it whatsoever to recognise the scam <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:976252347] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Its true gen Z is a tech illiterate generation like Boomers are, but that shouldnt mean they lack other forms of intelligence required to avoid scamsthey just switch off their brains when it has anything to do with technology even if you dont need any understanding of it whatsoever to recognise the scam </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MyMainAccount 09/23/23 4:38:57 AM #28:	Raikuro posted... Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account. Also for some reason kids don't recognize the term zoomer as a term for themselves and call everyone older boomers --- My Real Blog https://veryrealwow.wixsite.com/website Send a PM with questions and I will reply on my blog. If desired, request a pseudonym. <cite>MyMainAccount posted [p:976252352] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Raikuro posted... </cite><quote>Just sounds like younger people just have more opportunities to get hacked across multiple profiles while a boomer would just have one email and maybe one social media account.</quote>Also for some reason kids don't recognize the term zoomer as a term for themselves and call everyone older boomers </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LeoRavus 09/23/23 4:45:34 AM #30:	Gen X and Y grew up learning computers. All zoomers know are phones and social media --- This is where cool people write stuff. <cite>LeoRavus posted [p:976252383] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Gen X and Y grew up learning computers. All zoomers know are phones and social media </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheMikh 09/23/23 4:56:24 AM #32:	scammers are extremely aggressive on zoomer social platforms. like, sure, they have a presence on outlets more frequented by boomers, but the tactics are far less sophisticated. scammers targeting millennials are somewhere in between, a mix of both. --- http://i.imgur.com/A0TAfek.png <cite>TheMikh posted [p:976252444] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>scammers are extremely aggressive on zoomer social platforms.like, sure, they have a presence on outlets more frequented by boomers, but the tactics are far less sophisticated.scammers targeting millennials are somewhere in between, a mix of both. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nocturnal_traveler 09/23/23 6:17:56 AM #33:	The scammers just learned a new way to cast a wider net. They're still scamming a high number of boomers. --- --I understand your opinion. I just don't care about it. ~Jedah-- <cite>nocturnal_traveler posted [p:976252917] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>The scammers just learned a new way to cast a wider net. They're still scamming a high number of boomers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_Arbron 09/23/23 6:27:39 AM #34:	Does this statistic include micro transactions in full priced games? Those are a kind of scam, especially in annualised releases that dont let you migrate the cosmetics to the next game. --- "The US is not a single country. It is ~20 developed countries being held hostage by ~25 developing countries and ~5 failed states." -Calintares <cite>Dark_Arbron posted [p:976252967] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>Does this statistic include micro transactions in full priced games? Those are a kind of scam, especially in annualised releases that dont let you migrate the cosmetics to the next game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/23/23 6:43:08 AM #35:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] I worked a few times with students pre-college and they have way less street sense than I expected. You learn those things through social interactions, and I guess they aren't getting them like kids used to. There's always been scams and grifters in society, why wouldn't they be online too? They don't think like that. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:976253068] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> I worked a few times with students pre-college and they have way less street sense than I expected. You learn those things through social interactions, and I guess they aren't getting them like kids used to. There's always been scams and grifters in society, why wouldn't they be online too? They don't think like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4_REAL 09/23/23 8:12:25 AM #36:	This is the danger of an all electronic payment society, combined by youth who only knew the internet growing up. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4_REAL posted [p:976253717] in Gen Z fall... [t:80573902]...</cite> <quote>This is the danger of an all electronic payment society, combined by youth who only knew the internet growing up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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