Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears
Nassim Nicholas TalebTag: politics women preachers manipulation liars men-and-women politicians narcissism femininity narcissists sociopathology sociopaths
Love without sacrifice is like theft
Nassim Nicholas TalebTag: love true-love marriage relationships manipulation sacrifice compromise narcissism marriage-advice passive-aggressive real-love narcissists passive-aggressiveness
I've been doing this a long time- manipulating people to get my way. That's why you think you love me. Because I've broken you down and built you back up to believe it. It wasn't an accident. Once you leave this behind..... you'll see that. -Caleb
C.J. RobertsTag: manipulation attachment caleb stockholm-syndrome trauma-bond
Sometimes terror and pain are not the best levers; deception, when it works, is the most elegant and the least expensive manipulation of all.
Vernor VingeTag: pain deception manipulation terror
Once upon a time I was such a good liar; I could talk the fish right into my mouths.
Vernor VingeTag: aliens manipulation liars conculture
They’re called sock puppets. We create armies of artificial online personas – user accounts that espouse views certain interested parties want espoused. We flood forums, online comment sections, social media. ... It’s amazing what a few people and a little money can accomplish online. Our puppets have turned whole elections. … Everything the public sees is managed. If there’s a valuable brand to protect – whether it’s a person or a dish soap – these fuckers are out there protecting it, shaping the narrative. I mean… who the hell follows dish soap on Twitter? How does anyone believe that shit’s real? (p. 292-294)
Daniel SuarezTag: internet manipulation persona computer ai election twitter artificial
In their figurative game of chess, Anthony Rawlings had Claire in check. Every move she made, he countered.
Aleatha RomigTag: truth manipulation consequences romig chess-analogys
Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think?
Peter HitchensTag: manipulation indoctrination debate rhetoric brainwashing
With hardly any effort at all, she made me feel special. Just like all the other people she toyed with.
Neal ShustermanTag: emotion manipulation special toy
Suddenly, Tara's accomplishment was clear. She had lined up allies among the school's various groups and got them all to work together for probably the first time in the school's history. She was like a master builder who could bend materials like stone and steel and clay to her will... except her materials were flesh and spirit.
Neal ShustermanTag: school flesh manipulation spirit
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