Being raised by Asian parents in an Asian community, I was often exposed to the art of palm reading. I remember one of my uncles claimed to be fairly decent at it and he would tell me everything from my life expectancy to my future wealth. For a long time, I believed in simple readings, because they just cannot be proven wrong until after many decades. In a sense, I think my uncle used this fact to come off as a legitimate palm reader.
Other than that, I don't think I was ever exposed to what this article labels as a cold reading. However, I did learn from the article that people are always so easy to convince. Experienced cold readers are able to prey on the emotions of happiness and fear. It's surprising how people don't tend to challenge what they hear, especially when there's so much reason to be skeptical about it.
Another thing that I got from this article was that people with a great understanding of society in general can easily influence others. If they put on a convincing act, they are able to persuade people into thinking they have certain powers. This makes me wonder if those, so called, cold readers are really just experienced critical thinkers.
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