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Psychological Manipulation-7: The Final / How to be a Free individual
When Benjamin Franklin conducted his first electricity experiments, people didn’t even know what electricity was, let alone how it was transmitted. They found it mystical. When he said that lightning was a kind of electricity, what do you think the crowd, who saw lightning as something divine, said? “Maaann you are crazy, get the fuck
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Psychological Manipulation-6: How to Stay Calm in a Rude World
As economic pressure grows, we see more and more arguments on the streets. Add to that the effects of cancel culture, shrinking comfort zones, stress, and personal frustrations — and you get a society where people are constantly provoking each other, trying to find weak spots, humiliate, or hurt. It’s now normal to see people
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Psychological Manipulation-5: The Authoritarian Mother and the Fear of Losing
Our fears, excitements, and even the way we use our talents—or which talents we end up developing—depend largely on how we grew up. Psychologically speaking, an authoritarian mother can deeply shape a child’s identity, personality traits, and relationships with others. A similar pattern exists among cat owners. Some cats are aggressive, others calm and affectionate.
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Psychological Manipulation-4: How to Defend Our Point of View
Certainly, not by shouting, screaming, or throwing ourselves at each other like we see on TV. After all, we are civilized people. The people on television, as primitive as their behavior may be, actually have one goal — to look strong. The non-primitive version of this is having a correct logical flow, an appropriate tone
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Psychological Manipulation-3: Techniques and Common Types
Today’s post will be a long one. I didn’t want to split it into parts, but for easier navigation, I’ve added a table of contents. You can read the whole thing, or just the parts that interest you. We’ve already talked about examples of manipulation before. Now, we’ll dive into the techniques themselves — not
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Psychological Manipulation-2: Key Techniques
Sometimes I say to myself, “No, these people can’t be that stupid.” With a bit of logic, they’d see that what they believe is nonsense, that what’s being said is lies. It doesn’t work. Worse still, they start teaching engineers engineering, doctors medicine, biologists biology. In the social sciences it’s even worse. History, sociology, psychology
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