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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

MLM, Religion, and Feminism: synergy, or triple threat?

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I was reading this article on Vox about multilevel marketing  by Kate Shellnutt when I had an epiphany: MLM's rise to prominence matches...
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Sunday, June 26, 2016

How to be a cranky troll: Guide to IGNORE all useful feedback

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(Author's note: This is written as a contrarian piece... The advice is BAD for you, and you are meant to do exactly opposite of all this...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Commentary: How "Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing" illustrates what's wrong with Network Marketing

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I often browse used bookstores, and one day I came across "Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing" edited by Dr. Paul Rubino. As the ...
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Sunday, June 12, 2016

Cognitive Bias: Choice Supportive Bias (aka Post-hoc Rationalization)

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Previously we have often talked about cognitive dissoance, which is basically when a person is faced with two sets of "truths", an...
Friday, June 10, 2016

Mythbusting: The Trump University is based on (some) bogus research

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Trump University was in the news a lot, and it seems it may be the only thing that really got Trump riled up, as it's something he can...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Scam Psychology: "You have to try it to understand it" fallacy

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One of the most popular fallacies trotted out by scammers and scammed sheeple is "you have to try it to understand it".  It has a ...
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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Scam Psychology: Luck Blindness, or why lucky people see it as skill, not luck

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Success is dependent on many different factors, but it can usually be summarized as ...be at the right place, at the right time, with the ...