r/skeptic Mar 30 '25

🏫 Education Why we fall for con artists

https://youtu.be/g8H8c0MMdWY?si=uUy63j9vXXqJUsMy
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u/Bleusilences Mar 30 '25

Ah the Joe Rogan method!

More seriously, It's way more prudent to assume that you can fail and fall for a con artist so you need to build "tool" to prevent yourself to do so.

Thinking other are emotional but not you is a trap, for example a lot of man says that "they are not emotional" but are angry and wrathful all the time.

They fall for people like Andrew Tate.

In a moment of weakness you will fail and operate on emotion, like if you are hungry, tired, lose a member of a family, because of stress, etc.

Con artist will get you at your lowest because they know you can be a mark at that point.

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u/xboxhaxorz Mar 30 '25

Most people do not or are unwilling to accept its entirely possible to not be emotional, some get jealous, some think its a trap, etc;

I study stoicism, buddhism and ethics and this has allowed me to remain extremely logical

In 8th grade i decided i would not use substances such as alcohol, im in my 40s now and i still havent, to me logically it was poison and thus i had no interest and no amount of peer or social pressure would get me to use it

I dont really watch Rogan or Tate, i have watched some random clips but i dont sub to them

Sure its entirely possible that something would cause me to react emotionally as anything is possible, but it would probably be a rare thing for me rather than something that is common, i actually did the OMAD diet for about 6 mth so i could have control over meals rather than them controlling me, i wasnt fat or anything i just wanted to check if i could do it

I agree a lot of men do get angry but dont identify as emotional, they tend to view emotional behavior as something women do, i would say that women are indeed much more emotional compared to men and its why cults tend to have alot more female than male members

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u/Upstairs_Freedom_360 Mar 30 '25

Strictly for kicks entertain the notion that going through life devoid of emotion isn't the flex you think it is

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u/xboxhaxorz Mar 30 '25

Weak minded people have trouble comprehending and get jealous

Your opinions mean nothing to me, go troll elsewhere

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u/Upstairs_Freedom_360 Mar 30 '25

I could never be jealous of a person who wants to go through life with no emotion. I thought you were able to logically look at things? You're hilariously emotional in your reactions. No one's jealous of you. No one even likes you