https://scotteriology.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/how-to-be-a-new-age-guru-and-get-rich/
Thursday, March 26, 2020
How to Be a New Age Guru and Get Rich
An amusing short article from the Scotteriology website. The author asks a broad question in regard to some New Age hucksters that has often crossed my mind concerning Psychology of Vision, "But how does such obvious BS compel people to fork over their logic and money? Well, of course, there is a sucker born every minute. But what makes a sucker a sucker?"
https://scotteriology.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/how-to-be-a-new-age-guru-and-get-rich/
https://scotteriology.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/how-to-be-a-new-age-guru-and-get-rich/
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"1) Find a large group of gullible and ignorant people. (Don’t worry, there’s lots out there)
2) Convince them of some sort of deterministic philosophy.
3) Sell them the snake-oil of the illusion of control. (Don’t worry if it’s ridiculous, Confirmation Bias will really help you here)
You will be amazed how much money adults will give you if you can give them comforting fairy-tales that tickle their itching ears, and ‘convinces’ them that everything will be all right because they can control what is happening in the Universe through the Power that is within them, or whatever ‘source’ you ultimately assign value and power to."
Sounds like Psychology of Vision and Steps to Leadership to me.
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