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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do (www.vox.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do::The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.

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[–] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

One thing about this particular phenomenon that the article doesn't take into account is that Gen Z is a lot more online than boomers are, hence they are exposed more often to the various dangers.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And not even entirely by choice, a boomer - fairly well off financially - can reasonably spend years without touching the internet if they don't work.

    Imma fail my classes if I don't sign on once a day, and depressed as fuck in my apartment if I can't even watch Netflix lmao

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Did you even bother to skim the article? That's literally the first reason they give:

    There are a few theories that seem to come up again and again. First, Gen Z simply uses technology more than any other generation and is therefore more likely to be scammed via that technology.

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