Friday, September 28, 2012

The Barnum effect

Learned something new today about a man called Barnum. This in relation to people who wants to hear something, and despite the general statements, they make it sound so that they believe it. Like astrology, fortune-tellers and other scam artists.

Barnum lived in the 1800's, but was clever. He realized that people are insecure, and he told them what they wanted to hear.

Like a religion. You tell me one religion that relies on facts, and not what people are looking for, and I will reconsider. But it's not gonna happen.

Barnum - my new hero.

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