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RE: Calls to Adventure
You mentioned call centers. I recently saw something about a thai who was lured to Myanmar via a fake job offer and ended up being held captive in an illegal call center. Had to scam senior citizens abroad or else, until he was finally able to escape. I suppose the dilemma is that sometimes the perpetrators are just victims themselves. Might make a great subject matter for a dark satire though. Modern society, digitalisation, rich and poor, the loss of innocence and the ripple effects of the seemingly mundane.
There's a lot of scam, human trafficking.
Ask some scammers or watch those videos where they cry and beg for help. All part, employers if a scam Inc where they need to deliver at least 500 per call. It explains the scolding, begging, frustration, not able to deal with delays and unexpected situations where they call an elderly or not easy to lure person.
For sure good for a series of dark satire or the black mirror. One call leads to... (years of bingwatching the effects of phone calls - the loss of communication and connection) sorry, operator you connected me with the wrong number
Yeah, Wrong Number seems like a good title, too. Well actually it was a title, to a video game that is.
In terms of the scammers trying the pitty angle the whole topic becomes even more confusing. Reminds me a little of the beggars around here who would walk the city while pretending to be disabled. The ones with the short crutches.
It's a shame really because I think people actually do want to help, but you can only get scammed so often until you turn indifferent. Or hostile for that matter.
If it comes to the last part.. Don't ask how many times we (me and my children) been scolded by 'beggars'. Never satisfied, lying at one piece. No way we give ever again. They stay in front of shops and arive at 10 am in a bmw...