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I mean, maybe he was a genius fraudster, but maybe he convinced himself to believe in what he was selling -- which made him all the better of a salesman.
by asdfman123 7y ago
I mean, maybe he was a genius fraudster, but maybe he convinced himself to believe in what he was selling -- which made him all the better of a salesman.
- gruglife 7y agoAs George Costanza famously said “it’s not a lie if you believe it”
- JohnFen 7y agoAlmost all successful con artists (as well as salesmen and marketers) believe their own stories to some degree, particularly when those stories are ridiculous. They have to tell them with "authenticity", after all.
- bryanmgreen 7y ago“Reality distortion” mindsets are kind of important for launching a startup or doing something great. It’s sort of like Vicodin for managing the pain/stress. Good, maybe necessary, in the short term, but easy to abuse and get addicted to the delusion and go full Don Quixote. Unfortunately, you can see large consequences when it’s not given it up.