When Did Everything Become a Scam?

Your phone rings.You don’t answer. Because it’s probably a scam. You check your email. “Your account is locked.” You don’t trust any of it. Even the real ones. There was a time when a phone call meant something. An email from your bank was just… your bank. A knock on the door didn’t feel like a threat. Now? Everything is a scam until proven otherwise. So how did we get here? In this video, I break down how scams became so widespread that distrust became the default setting for everyday communication. If you’ve ever ignored a real call or deleted a real email because it looked like a scam, this video is for you. Subscribe to How Did We Get Here to uncover the systems that quietly broke things we used to rely on —    / @howdidwegethere-u5z   Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:07 - The Before Times 3:23 - The Technological Shift 4:54 - The Scam Industry 7:24 - The Blurring Lines 8:47 - The Broken Phone System 10:26 - The Social Fabric 12:26 - The Mental Tax 14:03 - Connected Disconnection 14:56 - A Broken Society #Scams #Fraud #CyberSecurity #Robocalls #Phishing #DigitalLife #Technology #Trust #HowDidWeGetHere