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common sense crimesThe Internet's Greatest Crimes Against Common Sense
Why did you post that???
Seriously. You filmed it. You watched it back. You edited it. You added music. You wrote a caption. And then, somehow, you still thought, "Yep. This should go on the internet."
Welcome to The Internet's Greatest Crimes Against Common Sense.
People have always made questionable decisions. The internet just gave those decisions an audience, a comment section, a reward system, and absolutely no guarantee that anyone will be around to say, "Maybe don't."
In this episode, Nanette and Miranda explore the strange ways the internet can mess with our judgment.
We'll talk TikTok challenges, dangerous social-media behavior, fake screenshots, rage bait, van life, BookTok, online communities, social proof and the psychology behind our increasingly questionable digital decisions.
Because maybe the internet didn't kill common sense. Maybe it just changed the environment in which we use it.
And sometimes the most important question you can ask before doing something online is incredibly simple: "And then what?"
What's the greatest crime against common sense you've ever seen online? Tell us in the comments. We want the weird, the absurd, the baffling and the "you had SO many opportunities to reconsider this" moments.
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How Did They Fall for That? The Weird Psychology of Getting Scammed
You'd never fall for a scam.You're too smart. Too skeptical. You'd spot the red flags immediately.
Right?
Then how do otherwise intelligent, capable people end up sending strangers millions of dollars, falling in love with people who don't exist, paying fake fees to collect prizes they never won—or buying gold bars because someone told them their computer had been hacked?
How did they fall for that?
That's the question Miranda and Nanette are digging into in this episode of Seriously Sus.
We're not just talking about the scams. We're talking about what happens inside the human brain that makes a scam feel believable in the moment.
Along the way, we're getting into urgency, authority, fear, hope, attachment, confirmation bias, sunk costs, overconfidence, shame—and the bizarre ways our brains try to protect us from admitting we've made a mistake.
Come for the outrageous stories. Stay for the uncomfortable realization that the person most capable of being manipulated by a scammer might not be some gullible stranger.
It might be you.
Seriously Sus is hosted by Miranda and Nanette, exploring crime trends, internet chaos, cultural nonsense, questionable human behavior, and all the things that make us stop and go…Seriously?
The Attention Economy: Why Everyone Wants a Piece of Your Brain
What if your attention is one of the most valuable resources in the world… and you've been giving it away for free?
Every day, thousands of companies, creators, apps, and advertisers compete for one thing: your attention. But how did we get here? When did "just checking your phone" become part of a trillion-dollar economy? And why does everything—from streaming services and social media to news alerts and loyalty programs—seem determined to keep you coming back for "just one more"?
In this episode of Seriously Sus, Nanette and Miranda investigate the attention economy: how attention became a commodity, why businesses measure and compete for it, how urgency and FOMO became profitable, why "free" isn't always free, and what all of this means for the choices we make every day.
This isn't an episode about deleting your social media or throwing your phone into a lake. It's about understanding the invisible marketplace we're all participating in—and why recognizing it might be the most powerful thing you can do.
Because once you understand what your attention is worth, you may never look at a notification the same way again.
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The Attention Span Myth: Why Does It Feel Like We Can't Focus?
Apparently we all have shorter attention spans than goldfish.
Which is awkward…
…because it's not actually true.
So why does it feel like you can't finish a chapter of a book anymore, but somehow you can watch six straight episodes of The Bear without moving?
Why do you walk into a room and immediately forget why you're there?
And why is your brain suddenly convinced checking your phone is an emergency when absolutely nothing happened?
This week, Nanette and Miranda investigate one of the internet's favorite claims and discover that psychologists don't even agree on what an "attention span" is.
Along the way, they uncover why multitasking is mostly a myth, why boredom might actually be doing your brain a favor, why poor goldfish deserve a better publicist, and why your best ideas always seem to show up in the shower.
Spoiler alert: Your brain probably isn't broken.
It's just dealing with a lot.
So grab your phone…
Actually, maybe don't.
Let's investigate.
Warning: Side effects of listening may include:
• Looking suspiciously at your phone.
• Wondering why you're in the kitchen.
• Feeling unexpectedly sympathetic toward goldfish.
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The Scam Economy: Why Everyone Online Is Selling You Something
Everyone online seems to have discovered the secret to success.
Make six figures working two hours a day. Build passive income while you sleep. Escape the rat race. Become your own boss. Retire early. And if you act fast, they'll teach you exactly how they did it… for just $997.
But here's the question we couldn't stop asking:
If these methods really work, why are so many people making their money teaching other people how to do them instead of actually doing them?
In this episode of Seriously Sus, Nanette and Miranda dive into the strange world of internet gurus, business coaches, side hustles, passive income, and the growing industry built around selling the dream of financial freedom.
This isn't an episode about calling every coach or course a scam. Many are legitimate and genuinely helpful. Instead, we're exploring the incentives behind the modern creator economy, why confidence so often gets mistaken for expertise, and how social media has blurred the line between education, marketing, inspiration, and manipulation.
Along the way, we examine:
Why luxury lifestyles have become marketing tools
How social proof influences our decisions
The psychology behind "limited-time" offers and guru culture
Why attention has become one of the world's most valuable currencies
The red flags that separate real expertise from performative success
Because in an economy where everyone is selling the secret to getting rich…
Who is actually getting rich?
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Why Are Comment Sections So Unhinged?
Someone posts a picture of their dinner and suddenly 400 strangers are arguing about morality, parenting, politics, capitalism, and whether the original poster is a terrible person.
And then there's the other half of us…
We're not commenting. We're just there for the comments.
In this episode of Seriously Sus, we look at what happens to human behavior when we communicate without many of the social cues and consequences that normally keep us in check.
Why do people say things online they'd never say face-to-face? Why does one angry comment attract ten more? Why can a disagreement suddenly become “us vs. them”? Why do people keep arguing long after everyone knows nobody is changing their mind?
And perhaps the most important question: Why are the rest of us sitting there reading the entire thing like it's premium entertainment?
We dig into online disinhibition, social identity, group norms, outrage, social reinforcement, moral grandstanding, pile-ons, and the surprisingly fascinating psychology of reading comments just as much as writing them.
Because the internet didn't invent human irrationality.
It just gave it a comment box.
And apparently unlimited character count.
Unless you're on Twitter.
Then we're back to violence.
😂
Seriously Sus is hosted by Nanette and Miranda, who deep dive into crime trends, cultural drama, internet chaos, scams, social behavior, and the questionable things humans do when nobody is watching.
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