Just so we’re clear: getting shot is quite a bit worse than having your phone nu...

genocidicbunny · 2024-04-15T23:51:57 1713225117

Well that could really depend.

If your phone number being stolen causes your savings to get drained for long enough that you run into problems making important payments like rent, taxes, car payments; That can pretty quickly spiral into even worse situations. In a world/country where many people have too few savings to go even a month without being paid, losing even that can get extremely dangerous. Not to mention the stress of such a situation alone will probably take quite a bit of your life expectancy off.

TheNewsIsHere · 2024-04-16T14:40:43 1713278443

While I absolutely understand the point you're making....

At least in the United States, we also live in a society where the financial ramifications of getting shot could lead to equally bad financial outcomes (whether directly or indirectly).

fortran77 · 2024-04-16T00:53:17 1713228797

Many people--rich or poor--would rather get shot and survive than lose all their wealth.

datavirtue · 2024-04-16T01:02:28 1713229348

We talking a grazing, or a colostomy bag and a wheel chair?

fortran77 · 2024-04-16T01:06:20 1713229580

I wouldn't, but I think a lot of people would.

aydyn · 2024-04-15T22:56:58 1713221818

A person getting a gun is not the same as someone getting shot.

tommit · 2024-04-16T09:29:14 1713259754

Well yeah, a person getting their SIM swapped is not the same as someone getting scammed.

Until it is.

aydyn · 2024-04-16T15:44:40 1713282280

Guns have legitimate uses sim swapping does not.

akerl_ · 2024-04-16T17:54:14 1713290054

Sure... except the thread you're in started with:

> It’s no better than selling a gun to a person you know intends to use it to commit a crime.

Though I guess you could be making the case that crime is a legitimate use of guns?

aydyn · 2024-04-16T19:07:18 1713294438

I'm not sure what your point is as I'm not the one who shifted the conversation.

To be clear, my original post only pointed out that what you said is a non sequitur:

> It’s no better than selling a gun to a person you know intends to use it to commit a crime.

> > Just so we’re clear: getting shot is quite a bit worse than having your phone number stolen.