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Technology Peak: Why the Elderly Fall for Scams
Manage episode 317623887 series 3009097
Why are older people so susceptible to scams? There could be a relationship to the music you loved in your teen years. Just as most of us have a Musical Peak in our teens, I propose that we also have a Technology Peak in our 20s-40s. Nudging our elderly relatives out of their Technology Peak, and into the present, is the only way to break this pattern. And the only way to do it is by showing them.
References:
Study of link between adolescent age and music preference: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2059204320965058
Other references:
https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/phone-number-spoofing
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/12/17003076/spotify-data-shows-songs-teens-adult-taste-music
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M15-0882?doi=10.7326%2FM15-0882
https://www.marketplace.org/2019/05/16/brains-losses-aging-fraud-financial-scams-seniors/
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M15-0882?doi=10.7326%2FM15-0882
https://neurosciencenews.com/music-youth-17765/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/favorite-songs.html
https://neurosciencenews.com/music-youth-17765/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/snake-oil-salesmen-knew-something/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056262/
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/nyregion/thecity/for-you-half-price.html
https://www.elon.edu/u/imagining/time-capsule/150-years/back-1870-1940/
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Manage episode 317623887 series 3009097
Why are older people so susceptible to scams? There could be a relationship to the music you loved in your teen years. Just as most of us have a Musical Peak in our teens, I propose that we also have a Technology Peak in our 20s-40s. Nudging our elderly relatives out of their Technology Peak, and into the present, is the only way to break this pattern. And the only way to do it is by showing them.
References:
Study of link between adolescent age and music preference: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2059204320965058
Other references:
https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/phone-number-spoofing
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/12/17003076/spotify-data-shows-songs-teens-adult-taste-music
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M15-0882?doi=10.7326%2FM15-0882
https://www.marketplace.org/2019/05/16/brains-losses-aging-fraud-financial-scams-seniors/
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M15-0882?doi=10.7326%2FM15-0882
https://neurosciencenews.com/music-youth-17765/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/favorite-songs.html
https://neurosciencenews.com/music-youth-17765/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/snake-oil-salesmen-knew-something/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056262/
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/nyregion/thecity/for-you-half-price.html
https://www.elon.edu/u/imagining/time-capsule/150-years/back-1870-1940/
Visit us on Patreon for bonus content and special offers! But only if you hate scams and attacks too.
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