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tdb7893 66 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Bybit loses $1.5B in hack

Being smart or academic does absolutely not mean these people aren't gullible.

tombert 66 days ago [–]

I know, but it is inversely correlated.

I don't think most academics would fall for the "Nigerian Prince" chain emails, or the "Romance Scams" you see on YouTube, which are things I usually associate with extremely gullible people.

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