Do you believe it is honest because it's something you want to hear? This is the single fundamental concept that con artistry boils down to. Whenever anybody

Do you believe it is honest because it's something you want to hear? This is the single fundamental concept that con artistry boils down to. Whenever anybody says "<something you want to hear>, I can't show you but trust me," the reaction shouldn't be to marvel at their honesty, it should be to smell bullshit and ask yourself what their angle is. I mean even when they're not a known conman and liar who just fleeced people out of billions of dollars. I feel this should go without saying but there are an incredible amount of people still lining up to believe this clown for some reason.