I’m not some tech genius who could spot a fake product a hundred miles away. I’m just not a gullible dumbass

  • RyanGosling [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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    5 months ago

    If we’re talking about essential items like food, helmets, medicine, safety goggles, etc, absolutely, they don’t deserve to be scammed. But this isn’t an essential item. It’s a tech gizmo that no one needs that promises to do everything that can already be done with a device you already own. Only idiots with a lot of spare money will buy this shit. Even your example isn’t equivalent because someone pretending to be working for your bank’s fraud prevention is a more important issue than some guy pretending to be a AI guru.

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      5 months ago

      Idk, my mate who’s mind was shredded by failed psych treatments almost got one till I talked him down. He was optimistic about an interface that could be easier to use with shot working memory and maybe help him remember all the stuff he forgets.

      I don’t know why you have to be so contemptuous of people. What’s the gain? how does anyone’s life get better by being scornful of people who believed lies for the few moments it took to impulse purchase something? What’s the point of that ideology?

    • Stolen_Stolen_Valor [any]@hexbear.net
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      5 months ago

      My dad and my grandfather on my mother’s side are both poor as dirt but they can’t stop buying these tech pieces of garbage. They are both over 70 and are not tech bros.

      They are both naive but you’re being a jagoff if you believe they deserve it.