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Woman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distress (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 15 points 22 hours ago

It’s possible to feel empathy for the victim while still laughing at the absurdity of the overall situation. To her, I’m sure it felt very real, in a way most of us will never understand. Reading about it, though, it defies common sense.