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hlthe2b

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2. "Influencers"... that term alone should be enough said

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 04:27 PM

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I hope those with GEN-Z kids, siblings, friends, relatives, and acquaintances will try to teach them why training, experience, and credentials actually DO make a difference when seeking advice. Likewise asking the questions needed to detect BS.

It is ironic that some of the oldest elders among us--many who cannot deal with technology and are ripe for con men and scams-- are so derided by the youngest. Yet it is many among this same young adult cohort that is likewise falling for adamant, yet know-nothing influencers, to their own same detriment.

AI may be the end of us. Then again we seem quite capable of doing it to ourselves. Con Men (and women) abound.

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