I’m reminded of this
Psyche is a psychologist or psychiatrist rather than a psychic
Huh?
I read psyche instead of psychic. M’bad
Psychics shouldn’t need to call anyone besides their broker and bookie.
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.
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.
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’ve read your mind and I can see that you’re not going to answer an unknown number.
Hey, sometimes people need bad advice and can’t afford a therapist.
Miss Cleo clearly said “Call me now, hon!”
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.
Brilliant!
How much power does a magic crystal ball use?
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
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.
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.
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.
They do, when tragedy is publicized. Fucking parasites.
