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I worked as a magician for a number of years; I was constantly being asked to "do that one trick you do" --- followed by a description of some phantasm I had no
by diiq 17y ago
I worked as a magician for a number of years; I was constantly being asked to "do that one trick you do" --- followed by a description of some phantasm I had no clue how to create.
Their memory made me a miracle worker. (I always politely declined, "too tired" for a repeat performance.)
- DenisM 17y agoSo fund-raising is easy for your startup, right? Wait... You don't have a startup? But you had one just 10 minutes ago!? :)
- jeffcoat 17y agoThe magician is an excellent example for yet another reason: one of the classic tricks in his arsenal is to narrate what's going on as he does it, and only lie just a little bit. As you well know, when a magician tells you that he surely couldn't have influenced the cards which were in your hand the whole time (that little bit where he helped you straightened out the deck you just cut of course doesn't count), the trick's already over. But when it's all over, what narrative does the audience tell themselves?