It’s not your fault
Like many other people, I recently got an invite to join a social networking site called Quechup from someone I knew a while back. I’m glad I got it when I was busy, so I didn’t follow up on it right away because if I did, I’d probably have fallen into the trap many others have already written about. Just do a Google search for “quechup” and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
The amazing thing to me is that despite the blatant misuse of information by Quechup, many people are still blaming themselves, saying they “should have known better”.
I’ve been on-line for years. I should know better. I do know better! What else can I say? I’m sorry. (link)
Frankly - I’m feeling pretty stupid as I should really know better BUT this looked credible. (link)
I’ve been had. I should have known better, but in my eagerness to check out new Social Networking sites, I quickly replied “yes” to an invite I received this morning from someone I trusted. (link)
I should know better; but I see there are a lot of other people who’ve fallen for this. (link)
What kind of a company intentionally does something that leaves its users feeling stupid and embarrassed? It is not your fault if you fall for it — it’s the fault of the company 100%. Software and online services need to make people feel empowered. This one leaves people saying “I suck!”
