• magnetosphere @beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    It just occurred to me that this is one of the (tiny) benefits of English being a confusing pain in the ass to learn: phishing scams are often much easier to spot.

    Overall, it’s not worth it, of course, but still.

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      1 year ago

      It just occurred to me that this is one of the (tiny) benefits of English being a confusing pain in the ass to learn: phishing scams are often much easier to spot.

      Only if you’re a fluent speaker, which many are not.