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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

I actually find this wholesome because while dude was initially mocking tarots, what he was really doing was being an active listener and being available for people.

So I'm all for this type of "prank".

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 36 points 1 week ago (4 children)

He's just being honest about being good at cold reading, something that most fortune tellers use anyway. At least he's not charging people for it.

[–] nulluser@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago

Some are simply wrong

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

The ones that have any kind of accuracy, at least

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Most of the ones on TV actually do warm reading where the audience gets question cards beforehand so the psychic already has a mark picked out when the performance starts.

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