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I think even complete strangers will be predisposed to give you positive feedback if they know it's your idea. If they think it's somebody else's idea, and you'
by nollidge 16y ago
I think even complete strangers will be predisposed to give you positive feedback if they know it's your idea. If they think it's somebody else's idea, and you're priming them to think negatively about it, then you'll be more likely to get the negative opinions you were looking for.
Obviously I'm not addressing the morality of it, just the effectiveness.
- rhizome 16y agoEspecially at a coffee place where anybody not wearing earphones is likely there expressly for the idle chatter that happens there.
- SnootyMonkey 16y agoI have ethical qualms about it too. I'm not sure I could get comfortable enough with them to do it. But you're totally spot on that the negative priming (he's making risky decisions, upsetting his family) and the distancing (it's my brother, not me) are very important to the effectiveness. If you say it's your own idea, and don't prime the pump of negativity, I'd expect significantly better feedback. People can't help it. No one likes to say your baby is ugly, or those pants do indeed make your butt look fat.
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