The Motiv

#14: How To Avoid Being Manipulated & Tricked Online


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We all get manipulated and lied to online using specific strategies based on psychology and persuasion, and the people living in these lies know exactly what strings to pull to get you to do what they want.  We've both seen behind the scenes of how these influencers, gurus and businesses sprinkle in half truths and flat out lies to fool people for profit, clout and status. Today we pull back the cutrain and expose how social media influencers, online gurus and businesses do this so you never have to fall for these traps ever again.  We also discuss: - Nick catching a well known marketing guru flat out lying public

-Why subtle subliminal message sell more than loud messages

-How having a "bigger mountain to climb" keeps people ethical 

-What optics are and the ways we're fooled with them EVERYWHERE

-Alex's story about rented exotic car that get used online

-The way these strategies force you to make emotional (not logical) decisions

-Why these online lies make people feel broken and defective (when they're not)

-How looking underneath surface is KEY to cutting through the clutter 

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The MotivBy Alex McMahon & Nick Browne