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It's often the other way around... Many times, salespeople use different names on the phone than in real life.
by IncRnd 6y ago
It's often the other way around... Many times, salespeople use different names on the phone than in real life.
- Consultant32452 6y agoI always assumed it was to make it more difficult for me to hunt down and kill cold callers.
- rriepe 6y agoThis is funny, but I think the real insidious reason is that it takes away the "saying your name" psychological advantage.
- pc86 6y agoWhat's insidious about that, exactly?
- HugeAcumen 6y agoIt's deception to an utter randomer, as well as to yourself. You really need to be careful with lying to yourself like that. Being a whole integrated person who doesn't have to remember who he is and what lies he's told comes in handy.
- amelius 6y agoYes, but aren't there notorious liars that are doing pretty well in life?
- HugeAcumen 6y agoIf you measure "doing well in life" by money and power, yes. If you measure by being a decent and content person, I'd have to say no.
- rriepe 6y agoWhat if I want to sell them something back?
- hnick 6y agoEvery good magician knows that True Names hold great power! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_name
- ant6n 6y agoThe story made explicit references to how John us the character‘s legal name and jake isn’t.
- IncRnd 6y agoHow does that affect what I wrote? Actually, that's not exactly what the story contained. It said that John was the legal name, but it didn't say that Jake wasn't the legal name. That happens all the time, John Jake Johnson, for example.
- balfirevic 6y ago> I heard her call him Jake (nowhere in his name legal name)
- IncRnd 6y agoThanks! I had missed that.