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[–] [email protected] 139 points 2 months ago (2 children)

believing yourself immune to suggestion is one of the greatest vulnerabilities against suggestion tbh

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 months ago

Nah, I won't believe you.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Rule no. 1: People are stupid. A person will believe a lie because they want it to be true, or they fear it might be true. A person's head if full of information, most of it is wrong. People are also convinced that they are perfectly able to determine truth from lies, which makes them all the easier to fool.

Bonus points if you get the reference without googling it.