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		z3t4 on May 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How do I make sure my non-technical parent... I guess the scammers have a larger market due to the internet, but someone who has lived must have been exposed to scams many times in their long life!?

plasticchris on May 26, 2019 [–]

The problem is twofold, they don't have a good mental model of online interactions, and older people become more susceptible to deception as cognitive function declines.

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