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What is a “confidence game,” and why does it describe so many of the influencers you see on X?
A confidence game isn’t simply telling someone a lie.
The real con is getting someone to trust you enough that they stop questioning the lie.
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I don't want Texas to be represented in the Senate by somebody who plays with a Fauci action figure.
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I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. (1 John 5:13)
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What is a “confidence game,” and why does it describe so many of the influencers you see on X?
A confidence game isn’t simply telling someone a lie.
The real con is getting someone to trust you enough that they stop questioning the lie.
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That’s the genius of the confidence game:
The final product isn’t necessarily the lie.
It’s your confidence in the person telling it.
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