Manipulation.

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2 years ago

I read a story written by a renowned writer named Robinson Crusoe. It’s a story that I find interesting enough to share with you today. But of course there are many details that I added in because I don’t fully remember the plot, so to make it more detailed I add them from my imagination.

Once upon a time a man bought a property in a place where people were attentive to superstitions, a man named Braulio wanted said property since he saw it but there were some details that he didn't like and he thought of solving them somehow.

There were some walls that he wanted to tear down but that would imply effort, money and a lot of time, so he put his imagination to work and thought of a plan that would not cost him much to remodel his old house.

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So he started spreading the rumor that his house was haunted with some spirit appearing from time to time.

He invited some neighbors to his house and kept them distracted until his plan began to work.

He made a ghost out of some white sheets and prepared some gunpowder that could suddenly catch fire and cause a sudden fire to burn, the neighbors were at home when that ghostly figure appeared, a blinding light was lit and everything was covered with a horrible smell of sulfur.

Gradually many were fascinated by this presence and began to make their own conjectures. They said that the ghost was probably guarding buried treasure, so Braulio thought this was his chance to intervene, he suggested that since the house was in some places badly destroyed he would allow them to go in and if they found anything they would split it in half.

He also told them that this would bring debris and they should be responsible for picking up and throwing away what they found.

They all gladly accepted and little by little they began to tear down floors and walls. So that they would not feel disappointed, Mr. Braulio hid some coins and buried them.

In the next excavation they found the coins and he told them to keep them and to go on, as there were probably more coins.

So they did until they had demolished all the walls and floors that Mr. Braulio needed to demolish and, at a very cheap price because the few coins he gave them to find was not much compared to the job well done.

At the request of Mr. Braulio, they decided not to dig any more.

The lesson of this story lies in the fact that by taking advantage of people's beliefs and making a good plan with intelligence, many things can be achieved. People can be manipulated in such a way that they believe they are doing a favor to another and not the other way around.

In our daily life we meet masters of deception. They know how to use the verb in such a great way that we do not notice that we are being manipulated to do a task that in different circumstances can be a very forced task and also cost very expensive if it is done by trained people.

I hope you liked this story and I thank you as always for reading it.

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Manipulators believe that they are gaining more when they take advantage of others, what in my country is called viveza criolla, what they do not know is that the universe balances everything and gives each one of us what we deserve according to our intentions and actions.

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2 years ago

Yeah, I agree.

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2 years ago

some people are really manipulative enough to make other people follow them and to get what they want. .. I just hope that those people who have such talent will use it for the betterment of all people and not for greediness.

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2 years ago

I wish that too, that there were fewer freeloaders than those who actually do it to help others.

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2 years ago

This man is really cunning haha! Anyway, I love the lesson we got here, at first I thought it would impact negatively to the people.. Btw, you're welcome and thanks too!

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2 years ago

That is what manipulation is all about, making people believe that it is a benefit for the other. You are welcome.

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2 years ago

The Man's Intelligence is really at its peak... Lol!

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2 years ago

You said it well. Lol.

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2 years ago

A brilliant idea that it goes into in his plans. What a clever one. Manipulating without noticing.

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2 years ago

There are always ways to manipulate people without their knowledge.

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2 years ago

I was laughing at first then as I read on, it had a lesson that each of us can learn from. Indeed we take advantage of others and we let people do that to us sometimes without us realizing it.

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2 years ago

It's true. And sometimes we allow ourselves to be manipulated for our convenience.

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2 years ago

This is why manipulation is so powerful, but unfortunately most people use manipulation for bad things. I finished my article about manipulation and I saw yours after. Interesting, that we thought of the same topic today.

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2 years ago

I think there are more topics on manipulation over there. My sister told me she had written about that too. There is something in the environment that leads to that energy flow.

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2 years ago

Very good read, there are certainly many people who are experts in manipulation, they are very subtle when it comes to asking for something. I've lived it, haha, I've been manipulated too.

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2 years ago

It is something we have experienced and more frequently in our employment.

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2 years ago

Manipulation is often seen as a negative word, when you're manipulating someone, people tends to think of it that you are doing something bad to them. Can't it be manipulation to do good or for the benefit of the manipulated?

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2 years ago

There are always two sides to the same coin. This manipulation in favor of others would be the favorable side of a manipulation and it also happens a lot in our environment.

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2 years ago

That is purely true as taking the initiative to do things which others can either do or not is a good way to establishing ourselves in the fore front. It appears to be a kind of manipulation but far from It cos i learnt something very useful from it

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2 years ago

Thank You for reading and your commemt.

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2 years ago

This ma'am, reminds me of one of the laws in the "48 laws of power". I"if you want people to do something for you, never appeal to their emotions or remind them of past favours, theyd find away of turning you down .instead make them realize that there is something they could gain too by assisting you and emphasize it out of proportion". Lol

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2 years ago

what you write is true. Thank you.

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2 years ago

That's quite a wise move haha. I don't know but I can't help myself to chuckle because of how witty he is by using other people's beliefs for his own benefit 😂

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2 years ago

Lol. Yeah, It's funny.

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2 years ago

Nice story momma. It's actually brilliant how he managed to make them do work for him by manipulation, and then giving them less in return, although I feel we shouldn't be a master of deception and manipulation, cos one day we would end up being a victim of our own trick. Thanks

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2 years ago

I think we have been manipulated many times in our lives and we have not noticed it.

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2 years ago

Hmm.. What a story. This is indeed manipulation at its finest. But then most of these manipulators fail to understand that we all have the capability to manipulate and sometimes, we're aware that we're been manipulated but we keep silent because we gain something from it, making us the subliminal manipulators hahaha.. Just some random thought

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2 years ago

Many things can happen during a manipulation.

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2 years ago

Not bragging a chair but I think I'm a manipulator, I can easily make someone follow me or do things I wanted to but when I noticed that skills of mine I then limit myself from asking to someone. I don't use my skills to take advantage but rather to help them achieve certain goals by inspiring and motivating them. True words are powerful, it can be more damaging than gun and also can be more manipulator than the chain

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2 years ago

Yes, I agree with you. Use your specialty to do good, my friend.

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2 years ago

Reminds me of where I once worked at, a co worker was asked to do something but he insisted it was against his rules so he didn't do it.. the director in charge then said to the worker , that means you don't know how to do it, if you do this and people see it and appreciate it, then we can be sure you truly know it.. so the man later had the thing done perfectly just to prove to the director that he indeed knew his work to perfection. It was a funny day! Cos I knew the man manipulated him to do his bidding for a lower cost.

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2 years ago

Yes, that's exactly what it is. That's why he's the boss, he knows how to manipulate.

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2 years ago

Yes, he does 😂😂...

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2 years ago

Hello Sister, these days I have been reading a lot about the subject of manipulation because I currently have a situation about that part of the dark psychology when a person manipulates to gain advantage and dominance over another person. I was struck by the title of your story. We are on the same stories. Interesting. Regards.

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2 years ago

It usually happens. Sometimes when we review other people's posts we realize that their posts are on the same topic as ours.

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2 years ago

that was a brilliant idea. i think there is nothing wrong with his idea, the thing i saw bad in the story was his intention to take advantage of innocent people.

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2 years ago

That is the plot of the story. The audacity of some people to manipulate those who do not realize it.

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2 years ago

The story you narrated is full of fun . I wonder how people fell down into the man's plan without them knowing . It a great lesson to everyone who thinks they are smart because we can all be manipulated by others

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2 years ago

That is correct. Anyone can try to manipulate us. It all depends on how he devises his manipulation plan.

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2 years ago

I like your story. I have to know this kind of story. the action of manipulating something in a skillful manner is not easy.

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2 years ago

That's right, not all of us have that ability.

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2 years ago

Woah I love the story by the way, people are essy to manipulate I agree, yet it's a smart move ha, he use people's beliefs for his own benefits.

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2 years ago

When the manipulative person is skillful, he or she can achieve his or her goal and the other person may not realize it. In a courtship, in marriage, with friends, in any case it can happen.

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2 years ago

Clever move. It was like less fault of Braulio since his neighbors are after hidden treasures. Good thing is that the neighbors didn't notice that Braulio just used them to clean his house. Hahaha. Some people are really gullible.

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2 years ago

There are people who are very capable and use their intelligence to take advantage of the unwary. There are many of us who can fall for these tricks.

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2 years ago

He knows that what he did was wrong and he did it because he sees it as being smart enough, but if the people eventually finds out that they were used, they won’t take ur likely

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2 years ago

The idea of the story is not to think that people would later discover it, but the fact that there are beings so ingenious that they make us fall into their nets.

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2 years ago

I liked the story of course, as always. 😊People are easy to manipulate and there are a lot of people who are skilled in manipulation, they know exactly what to do to benefit.

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2 years ago

Yes, friend. There are many people who are experts in planning ploys to achieve their goal.

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2 years ago