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I agree, except I'd say it isn't helpful to shame people who fall for this stuff by claiming only your grandparents would fall for it. It discourages victims from getting help or sounding the alarm.
I know you probably didn't mean it like that, but yeah. Anyone can fall for this stuff, especially when they come up with a new angle. You don't know what you don't know, and these things are designed to trick you, and all it takes is one mistake.
Now ideally, I'd expect more from govt officials or journalists... But I'd still hate for an official to keep quiet about something because they'd rather not face the public backlash, or delay coming forward so somebody can take action to fix things.
I can see your argument has value in many situations.
But shame and ridicule are important social tools to shape behavior. Especially behavior of people with power and influence. Calling out dumb shit as dumb shit, is just as important as basic digital training for thease people.