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The only way to avoid manipulation is to study how it works. Ignorance of manipulative tactics is why even smart and sincere people are sucked into cults. Where does one learn these things? I think it all comes under the general umbrella of psychology, but you can find tons of information and examp...

I think you've got that one backwards. Try this: That impression will come from the individual, not the external source, making the impression more reliable and useful to the external source Manipulation doesn't take a single form, but you're speaking of a technique that is quite effective. I learn...

I think you've got that one backwards. Try this: That impression will come from the individual, not the external source, making the impression more reliable and useful to the external source Manipulation doesn't take a single form, but you're speaking of a technique that is quite effective. I learn...

A retired Secret Service agent has sued the New York Post over its reporting based on fabricated texts from Hunter Biden's laptop.https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24628701-240430-daily-mail-complaint The fabricated texts were the source of false claims in the Congressional Republicans' sham i...

If your reference to capacity to cause great harm was simply a reference to the types of harm ordinary humans are capable of, that answers my question. Being an ordinary human myself, I don't see myself as exempt from having what you refer to as a "dark side." I'm not sure that "arrogance" is the w...

He has also been a strong defender of Trump, as he by nature is inclined to defend the unpopular. He didn't even vote for Trump. He'd prefer that his party ran on the issues that voters actually care about, like the economy. Nobody cares if Trump had sex with Stormy Daniels. He's demonstrating why ...

I don't know whether the Open Stories Foundation/Dehlin lawyers are billing hourly or have a contingent fee agreement. If you're suing an individual without resources, a contingency arrangement may be as good as agreeing to never be paid. Other than her claim that she's incurred $300k in legal fees...

If I understand correctly, she is the defendant and there are no counterclaims. During the hearings, Plaintiffs' lawyers said they would drop the case in exchange for a retraction. That makes sense. It wasn't a counter claim but a separate claim in state court, likely in response to her claim in Di...

Don’t know how I missed that, except I found some of it difficult to hear. Thanks! That is totally bonkers. What a waste. Or she's just not credible. It's difficult so see how she could have run up a $300k tab in legal fees in such an irrelevant case. Unless she's paying up front, no decent attorne...

Trump’s trial is a stupendous legal catastrophe by Allan Dershowitz Some had asked whether a jury selected in Manhattan, which voted overwhelmingly against Trump, could be fair in judging the former president. But now that we have moved beyond this point, the real problem Trump has is that his best...