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psychics shouldn't need to charge for consultations since they would all be independently wealthy from investments and lottery winnings.

Psychics shouldn't need to call anyone besides their broker and bookie.

I 100% don't believe any psychic is real but that doesn't make much sense. You're assuming they have the time and the energy to cold call people and that using their psychic energy doesn't take effort. Most of them very much claim it takes a physical toll on them. Using it to find people who want a psychic would then leave them too tired to do whatever psychic stuff the person wants.

I knew you were going to post this.

I've read your mind and I can see that you're not going to answer an unknown number.

Hey, sometimes people need bad advice and can't afford a therapist.

Miss Cleo clearly said “Call me now, hon!”

Maybe the best do. Related but advertising is a scam anyway and should be banned

My mindset is psychics probably run a real good business cause they can forsee if they're going to have any customers that day and when. They'd know if they should waste the electricity turning everything on, when to take a break, or if they can just take the day off cause nobody will be in that day.

Don’t give cold callers any ideas

I knew you’d say that.

As someone currently in sales, I think psychics know that wouldn't work lol.

Even when someone is currently experiencing a problem, giving them the option to check out a solution for free without approaching them in a specific way causes them to immediately shut you down. Its weird, even knowing about the phenomenon I do it myself when approached with a solution for my problems. Humans are just inherently skeptical about outside help until trust is formed, and psychics, like salesmen, are already viewed unfavorably by most people.

A cold-calling psychic would have to be good at two things to win a customer; being psychic, and sales.

People are messy, but beautiful, and I think its important to remember that sometimes.

I mean I don't believe in all that bs but to be fair none of them seem to claim to be able to do that. Maybe the celebrity ones that do the rediculous new years prophecy crap. Of course if they can't do that then they should not be able to do anything on the phone to. usually they claim then need items or personal contact or such.

Reminds me of the Ethshar series. I don't remember what book it happens in, but in one of them, it's a bit of worldbuilding that Divination wizards typically do a quick divination in the morning to see what clients they'll get that day, then also do a divination to see what they'll want to ask. That way, when the client comes into their shop, the wizard already knows who they are, what their question is, and the answer to the question, proving their abilities.

If there are no psychics, then how do you explain the hit documentary "Mob Psycho 100"? Reigen Arataka is one of the most famous psychics out there, and he can fix all your problems, be they divine or demonic! If you call now and use the code TRUSTME you can get 20% off of your first session.

The kiosk salesman approach

Why? We just make bank on the stock market and lottery already anyway. Who do you think keeps winning the lotto despite those terrible odds?

There's no such thing as a psychic, only charlatans claiming to be.

They do, when tragedy is publicized. Fucking parasites.

it costs 50 bucks/yr for a Fortune Teller License with the city where I live. There's no certification or anything like that but they usually just have to pay a city tax like a grill tax in some cities or like a fire pit tax. Ikr, my fiance and I found that out when we were looking at city licenses and that's one of them. Not surprisingly, they're one of the most volatile jobs out there.

"No, her name was Rita Miller."

The best psychic I ever saw was a guy by the name of Johnny Wishbone. He was from the Isle of St Croix. Saw him in Beverley Hills guessing peoples names. He was right about 50% of the time. Kind of reminded me of this guy from back in Detroit.