Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoIs that $35 Apple Watch real? How misleading TikTok influencer videos could be the next big headache in e-commercewww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down116
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkIs that $35 Apple Watch real? How misleading TikTok influencer videos could be the next big headache in e-commercewww.businessinsider.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up74arrow-down2·2 years agoThe older I get the more I tend towards blaming the people being scammed for being stupid enough to be scammed. $35 Apple watch, really?? You thought that was real?? Well boy do I have an exiled African prince to introduce you to!
minus-squareDran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·2 years agoIdk, this new generation is growing up without games like RuneScape and EvE. I don’t know where they’re supposed to learn about scams like we all did.
minus-squarewsweg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 years agoInstead they get scammed directly from the game companies! So many kids’ games that have gambling features (look at loot boxes, for example)
minus-squareStreetdog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI grew up with loot boxes in the 80’s we’d just call them happy meals!
minus-squareNovaPrime@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoHey, runescape is still going strong friend
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 years agoWhy yes, I am a bridge salesman!
minus-squareCandelestine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years agoWhile we’re here, take a look at this little vial. Actual tears of the Holy Madonna Herself, the Blessed Virgin Mary. One sip will heal all maladies. $20.
minus-squareAlivrah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoWould you be interested in buying an airport?
minus-squareAlivrah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI can give you a discount if you buy an aircraft carrier too!
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAh yes, there’s a really interesting bridge in Lake Havasu Arizona, could you get me a price?
minus-squareFlihpFlorp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWait this ain’t no bridge salesman
The older I get the more I tend towards blaming the people being scammed for being stupid enough to be scammed.
$35 Apple watch, really?? You thought that was real?? Well boy do I have an exiled African prince to introduce you to!
Idk, this new generation is growing up without games like RuneScape and EvE. I don’t know where they’re supposed to learn about scams like we all did.
Instead they get scammed directly from the game companies! So many kids’ games that have gambling features (look at loot boxes, for example)
I grew up with loot boxes in the 80’s we’d just call them happy meals!
Hey, runescape is still going strong friend
Why yes, I am a bridge salesman!
While we’re here, take a look at this little vial. Actual tears of the Holy Madonna Herself, the Blessed Virgin Mary. One sip will heal all maladies.
$20.
Would you be interested in buying an airport?
Is it $35??
I can give you a discount if you buy an aircraft carrier too!
Ah yes, there’s a really interesting bridge in Lake Havasu Arizona, could you get me a price?
About tree fiddy
Wait this ain’t no bridge salesman