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The Work of a Conman
The work of a conman is rooted in what psychologists now call coercive persuasion, which we colloquially call brain washing. It's based on his ability to slowly slowly, so subtly that his marks are not aware of it, to get them to come over to looking the world in precisely the way he wants them to see it. The psychological gambet has not changed, if anything, has only been strengthened with time, thanks to the advanced communications media and social medium makes false belief run rampant. So a, i think it's only gotten worse.
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