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 @0beb7a0c I guess that all jokes stop being fun once you over-analyze them, but for the sake of not being depicted as a fosterer of stereotypes and ignorant jokes I'll give it another try.

1. Younger millennial/gen Z folks who work in IT often make fun of their parents/uncles/grandparents who regularly beg for help to recover their Facebook account taken over by bots, often after clicking on a random link in an unsolicited conversation with a stranger.

2. Younger millennial/gen Z folks who work in IT eventually fall into the exact same trap after clicking on a random link shared on LinkedIn by a stranger who claims to be a recruiter at Facebook.