I knew you’d say that.
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As someone currently in sales, I think psychics know that wouldn't work lol.
Even when someone is currently experiencing a problem, giving them the option to check out a solution for free without approaching them in a specific way causes them to immediately shut you down. Its weird, even knowing about the phenomenon I do it myself when approached with a solution for my problems. Humans are just inherently skeptical about outside help until trust is formed, and psychics, like salesmen, are already viewed unfavorably by most people.
A cold-calling psychic would have to be good at two things to win a customer; being psychic, and sales.
People are messy, but beautiful, and I think its important to remember that sometimes.
Reminds me of the Ethshar series. I don't remember what book it happens in, but in one of them, it's a bit of worldbuilding that Divination wizards typically do a quick divination in the morning to see what clients they'll get that day, then also do a divination to see what they'll want to ask. That way, when the client comes into their shop, the wizard already knows who they are, what their question is, and the answer to the question, proving their abilities.
I’m reminded of this
Psyche is a psychologist or psychiatrist rather than a psychic
Huh?
I read psyche instead of psychic. M'bad
Why? We just make bank on the stock market and lottery already anyway. Who do you think keeps winning the lotto despite those terrible odds?
You can't make it too obvious lol. Business being too good is actually a real problem. You can't actually scale this business.
Scratch that, you can be down from where you started and people will still not leave you alone.
Imagine if you actually made money.
I've read your mind and I can see that you're not going to answer an unknown number.
They do, when tragedy is publicized. Fucking parasites.
psychics shouldn't need to charge for consultations since they would all be independently wealthy from investments and lottery winnings.
In the Twilight books, Alice uses her psychic powers to cheat the stock market
Psychics shouldn't need to call anyone besides their broker and bookie.
I knew you were going to post this.
Woah, you are amazing! When am I going to win the lottery?
Hell yeah you're going to win!
spoiler
But it's only €2.50
Cross my palm with silver, and The spirits will let me reveal a change in your fortunes.
..digs in pocket for silver paint pen
I 100% don't believe any psychic is real but that doesn't make much sense. You're assuming they have the time and the energy to cold call people and that using their psychic energy doesn't take effort. Most of them very much claim it takes a physical toll on them. Using it to find people who want a psychic would then leave them too tired to do whatever psychic stuff the person wants.
- Use psychic powers to find someone who needs psychic help
- Write down their contact info
- Rest
- Contact them after you have rested
Why wouldn’t this work?
Pure logistics argues against it. To do it that way they use their powers twice to solve one person's problems.
With just putting out an ad in theory they can be contacted by two people and use their energy twice to solve two people's problems. Whether you want to see it as altruism so they can help more people or greed so they can get twice the money.
An ad would also get many false positives of people who think they need psychic help but actually need a doctor or a private investigator, meaning they would use their powers once to help zero people every time that happened. But using their powers to find people who need and are receptive to help would be a guaranteed success.
Either way we're making massive assumptions about what psychics can actually do with their powers but I'm not sure I agree.
Sometimes just having an expert tell you "I'm not actually what you need" is exactly what's needed. I think what you call false positives could fall into that a lot.
These are the kinds of details and hypotheticals though that can't be really figured out without more data and psychics being real and in a world where they were real you'd probably get a mix of approaches. Some doing ads to try and help large numbers with small problems, some specializing in certain types of psychic work that they can cold call on easier, others just doing it as a hobby, etc.
Then there's the fact that if people's choices can change things then if you aren't perfect you risk scaring them off if you call too early or say the wrong things
Good point, I completely missed the whole "cold calling is it's own skill" aspect.
If wager they claim it takes a physical toll as they can then refuse easily when they need to.
Like I said I don't believe it's real but if it were, it taking a physical toll does make sense.
The brain still takes energy to think and do things. Even if it's all brain power that's still energy being consumed to do work.
My mindset is psychics probably run a real good business cause they can forsee if they're going to have any customers that day and when. They'd know if they should waste the electricity turning everything on, when to take a break, or if they can just take the day off cause nobody will be in that day.
How much power does a magic crystal ball use?
Brilliant!
Hey, sometimes people need bad advice and can't afford a therapist.
Miss Cleo clearly said “Call me now, hon!”
Maybe the best do. Related but advertising is a scam anyway and should be banned
I mean I don't believe in all that bs but to be fair none of them seem to claim to be able to do that. Maybe the celebrity ones that do the rediculous new years prophecy crap. Of course if they can't do that then they should not be able to do anything on the phone to. usually they claim then need items or personal contact or such.
Don’t give cold callers any ideas
If there are no psychics, then how do you explain the hit documentary "Mob Psycho 100"? Reigen Arataka is one of the most famous psychics out there, and he can fix all your problems, be they divine or demonic! If you call now and use the code TRUSTME you can get 20% off of your first session.
if there are no psychics, then how do you explain my grandmother who is always able to pop up with the exact wrong thing to do, in the exact wrong moment, to completely ruin my mood and day.
I swear I could be across the country and wake up at 3am for some time to myself (no not like that, pervert), and before I even swing a leg out of bed my phone will be ringing and it'd be her.
it costs 50 bucks/yr for a Fortune Teller License with the city where I live. There's no certification or anything like that but they usually just have to pay a city tax like a grill tax in some cities or like a fire pit tax. Ikr, my fiance and I found that out when we were looking at city licenses and that's one of them. Not surprisingly, they're one of the most volatile jobs out there.
There's no such thing as a psychic, only charlatans claiming to be.
Ah, but if psychics were real, you'd probably never know. I certainly wouldn't let on if I had psychic powers. I'd be afraid that the government wouldn't try and kill or enslave me. Plus, a real psychic would know exactly who was dumb enough to get conned by them without them getting in trouble.
That's a hypothetical with no basis in reality.
Or worse. People who have fooled themselves into genuinely believing that they are psychics
That doesn't change the fact that they're charlatans.
Are you telling me that Crossing Over was bullshit ?
John Edwards is the biggest douche in the universe.
I have no idea what that is, but yes.
The kiosk salesman approach
"No, her name was Rita Miller."
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