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Actually, half the population is below the median IQ
IQ has a normal distribution, so roughly half of the population will have an IQ below the mean.
I can vouch from personal experience that having a high IQ doesn't necessarily excuse one from being an idiot.
We have a generally intelligent and daily improving society.
Here's a quick view to a scammer's brain, it's very easy : they look specifically for the dumbest and more vulnerable people.
Ever wondered why fortune teller flyers are full of spelling mistakes? Why mail scams are badly designed? Why phone calls try straight for authority rather than credibility?
It's all the same single reason. They want to make sure the people that fall for it aren't too bright.
With better spelling, concealled links in a clean portal and more clever plots, they'd attract more people but they would be more intelligent and/or educated, which would make them less prone to fall into the trap.
This is why caveat emptor can't be the only rule. You have crooks around looking specifically for the weakest people. Your old aunt, your ******** nephew or the gardener neighboor that never learnt to read.
Some may think that weak people deserve what they get, other that they must be double protected.
Like for most things in our lives, it's a political choice that leads the path of a society.
Here's a quick view to a scammer's brain, it's very easy : they look specifically for the dumbest and more vulnerable people.
Ever wondered why fortune teller flyers are full of spelling mistakes? Why mail scams are badly designed? Why phone calls try straight for authority rather than credibility?
It's all the same single reason. They want to make sure the people that fall for it aren't too bright.
With better spelling, concealled links in a clean portal and more clever plots, they'd attract more people but they would be more intelligent and/or educated, which would make them less prone to fall into the trap.
This is why caveat emptor can't be the only rule. You have crooks around looking specifically for the weakest people. Your old aunt, your ******** nephew or the gardener neighboor that never learnt to read.
Some may think that weak people deserve what they get, other that they must be double protected.
Like for most things in our lives, it's a political choice that leads the path of a society.
A .50 cal bullet no less.
The YouTube thing is a real problem though. After looking into it extensively myself the way I understand it is that every million views is worth approximately $2,500 in ad Revenue. So if you have a video that goes viral you can make mad cash in a short amount of time plus you get a lot of subscribers etc, so people are chasing video views motivated by money and the more extreme the stunt the more likely it seems to be viewed.
How many baby boomers looking at comic books knew these ads were a scam but secretly bought them or at least hoped and wished they really worked?
This means I still have a 1 in... 245 chance, of being the #1 charter member in this club...
... I'd like to begin by thanking both TalkBass and esteemed members of the Hilltop Society For Those With GAS...
... (waving and sniffling... IIRC, Einstein was also able to do both, buy I was never able to do both)... plus this...
... I always thought Nevada was closer to Green Day, than Toledo...
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I am amazed how the telephone/cell phone companies are allowed to continue this crap.
Whenever I have contracted with them, I have had to give my personal information before I would get service. How they can sell their product/service on that basis and still allow some scammer to come up with their own caller ID's is beyond me.
The "Do Not Call List" means nothing. Blocking a number means nothing, as they can still change their caller ID.
I, for one, would like to see the caller ID hard-coded into the device. That way, any calls can be traced back to originator and dealt with accordingly.
I would be willing to pay $1 or $2 per month more to get rid of this once and for all. My wife and I get so many calls like this daily. In the old days, when someone had to pay for long distance calls, this was less of a problem IMHO.
Whenever I have contracted with them, I have had to give my personal information before I would get service. How they can sell their product/service on that basis and still allow some scammer to come up with their own caller ID's is beyond me.
The "Do Not Call List" means nothing. Blocking a number means nothing, as they can still change their caller ID.
I, for one, would like to see the caller ID hard-coded into the device. That way, any calls can be traced back to originator and dealt with accordingly.
I would be willing to pay $1 or $2 per month more to get rid of this once and for all. My wife and I get so many calls like this daily. In the old days, when someone had to pay for long distance calls, this was less of a problem IMHO.
I thought there was another category in there, maybe below idiot, called custodial.
https://deadspin.com/idiots-hold-idiot-summit-1797659081 :
"...the public was treated to a rendition of one of Aesop’s lesser-known fables, The Troll, the Moron, and the Stooge. There was no real moral, just a reminder that a sizable portion of the internet consists of opportunists tugging on their own nuts and screeching when they feel they haven’t received enough attention in the last hour."
Contemporary:
Classification -- IQ Limits ---- Percent of Population
Very Superior --- 128 and over -- 2.2%
Superior --------- 120-127 ------- 6.7%
Bright Normal --- 111-119 ------- 16.1%
Average ----------- 91-110 ------- 50%
Dull Normal ------- 80-90 -------- 16.1%
Borderline --------- 66-79 -------- 6.7%
Defective 65 and below ----------- 2.2
"Historical" IQ Deficiency Classifications
70-80 ------ Borderline deficiency
50-69 ------ Moron
20-49 ------ Imbecile
below 20 --- Idiot
What would be really awesome would be not to have to deal with these clowns in the first place!
They have the person go to a Walgreens or whatever store that sells iTunes gift cards. They stay on the line with them sometimes even. The people who fall for this don't know what iTunes is.
There are around 50 million Americans agreed 65 or older. If 0.1% of those are scammed out of $100, that works out to millions.
I've always asked where they lived, what religion they practiced and whether that religion considers lying or making a living through fraud. They usually hang up on me but I feel like I might at least get them thinking.
Tell them the routing # is 15426378 and your account # is 18436572.
Those are the firing orders for a small block Ford and small block Chevy engine.
The elderly also get to a point where they mistrust their memory and think that it is plausible that they forgot to file their taxes. Scammers will often say something like "You remember last week when I called, we agreed that you would take care of this via our Itunes payment method because you were having trouble with your bank" and elderly people will just go along with it because they don't want to admit that they don't remember.
How about this...an option on your phone to send any call, not in your contacts, directly to voice mail (without ringing your phone)?
In my experience, most garbage calls don't leave a message. Maybe a step in the right direction?
From a safety standpoint, any calls you receive while driving (even with hands-free) is a distraction.
If someone, more qualified than me, wants to set up a petition to deal with this, I will be the first to sign
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In my experience, most garbage calls don't leave a message. Maybe a step in the right direction?
From a safety standpoint, any calls you receive while driving (even with hands-free) is a distraction.
If someone, more qualified than me, wants to set up a petition to deal with this, I will be the first to sign
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