Seems like the whole world is on the way to zero

"Power resides where men believe it resides." -Lord Varys, the Spider

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Politics is power.
Science is power too.
Weapons are power.
Money is power.
Religion is power.

Think about all these.

Depending on the situation every single one of them can be lethal. See how we listen to the scientists (or so called "scientists") during the pandemic, before covid19 not as many people gave a shit about the doctors unless they the ones that became sick. Now healthy or not, people listen to the doctors especially when they speak about covid19.

Then the war started in Ukraine. People started to listen to the politicians.

Inflation is rising? It is time to listen to the bankers.

Getting old? Religious people come to your aid and show you "the way".

And this goes on and on...

Like the popular wise saying, experience is the best teacher. Most of us learn to be very careful after our first terrible experience. To me, being on social media means you are not longer a kid and you don't need to be told about scammers. Although creating awareness can reduce scam as you proclaim but self caution is the best. And besides not all strangers mean harm. I'm sure in one way or another, we all have met new people online and transacting without fear.