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The results from this relies entirely on the honesty of those polled.
Now think about that.
I was thinking maybe Gen Z is just more aware these things are happening?
That was literally my first thought.
Maybe boomers are more embarrassed about being scammed (or just more private in general), and so basing all this on a self-reported study seems like a bit of a shaky foundation.
Would be great if they had some more data that wasn't from self-reporting..
90% of the time they're too stupid to even realize they've been scammed, and yes, they'll fall for the exact same shit twice, even three times. For a point of reference, imagine someone your age on their 4th crypto rugpull and replace that with a Nigerian prince.
This can be said for literally all self reported polls and studies. The thing is, generally widely accepted techniques are used to attempt to account for dishonest answers. This isn't a new problem, it's been worked on for a long time. It's not like scientists and pollsters have never considered that people might lie and just take it all at face value. There's just only so much you can do about it.
The only time I ever see this brought up is with explicit intent of discrediting the poll or study in question.
It's valid to be more skeptical of self-reported studies than studies that rely on harder evidence, but that doesn't mean polling and self-reported studies are worthless.