Curiousity kills the cat
Hi. Question goes to those who have been lurking around for a long time. Do you ever trust someone entirely for who they are behind the screen?
I was once told that i was the opposite gender imitating another gender and spreading hate when i was genuinely curious. That made me realise that this place is scarier than what it looks to be. Trust is far more unreachable than what i had in mind. It made me extremely cautious about who i talk to after because of how ingrained it is in my mind that you can never trust anything online
Apart from meeting up and confirming if they are real, what other steps do you take to prevent from being scammed? Video calls? Idk how you fake that one but it made the most sense to confirm an identity. You can certainly fake a voice but not a face on live call.
What if you don't want to expose yourself? What other measures are there to confirm the identity of the person you're talking to?
Appreciate all opinions and thoughts. The world is scary enough. There is no need to make it worse