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Review title: Tell people what they want to hear
Product review: If you tell people what they WANT to hear, and gullible and foolish will reflect positivley when they hear it. Just ask how effective this is for businesses, for countries and empires. "Oui, Mon Emperor, it's a good idea to attack Moscow". "Yes, President Bush, I'll bet there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq". "Thanks for the stock tip Mr Ebbers, the stock is doing real well, I'll bet I'll make a fortune, and I'll take some Enron stock too, they sound awesome!"While I agree that having positive attitudes and creating points of conversation are good ways to change human relationships, it is pseudoscience to believe that thoughts can attract physical objects.
