Yeah, and scamming people is so impersonal and automated now, its crazy. Those "people" sending you phising emails or nigerian scam emails aren't people at all, but bots who send out thousands at a time. It just blows my mind.
I like to think romantically of a time when people still bartered on the streets, and being scammed meant trading your gold for something worthless that you were led to believe was valuable. Almost like scamming was an artform that required wit, and the victim would feel shameful but since it happened in person, you would remember and learn from it. I don't know if things really happened like that, but Its interesting to think about. I don't condone thievery, but it has a certain idealistic charm to it.
