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LisaLynne

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6. I agree, it's just that older people are targeted more by scams.

Reply to djean111 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 09:09 AM

Dec 2012

I don't think age has anything to do with it. It's the sort of person you are, if you are learning from your experiences or ignoring them, if you continue to learn about the world. The failure to do so affects the young and old alike, sadly.

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Could THIS be why Fox "News" viewers are so gullible? [View all] mwb970 Dec 2012 OP

Oh gosh - I am over 65 and find that I trust people much LESS as I have gotten older. djean111 Dec 2012 #1

I agree, it's just that older people are targeted more by scams. LisaLynne Dec 2012 #6

I guess I'm a Contrary. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #2

It doesn't explain their large under-65 audience. GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #3

Net yet 65, but close and skeptical. Oh, and plus one for "... Limbaugh's every gaseous belch." Scuba Dec 2012 #4

It certainly describes my elderly mother and my in-laws mainer Dec 2012 #5

I think it is all to do with prejudice. Democratopia Dec 2012 #7

Here is some more prejudice - referring to older people as "they" and then drawing conclusions djean111 Dec 2012 #8

I qualified my comment by saying "greater propensity" or "more likely." Democratopia Dec 2012 #9