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Downplaying as deception

February 7, 2022 |

i can't figure out what aspect of plant or spider behavior is closest to the propaganda generated before the employment number that it was going to be a very bad number likeley showing a decline in employment. i know in sports its common to talk about how good the opponent is and how likely the opponent is to trounce you. I used this downplaying for 10 years in my squash career where I spoke about all the young wolves snapping at my heels and I didnt have a chance. I didn't lose a match during that period. I used the same techniques in Gladwell's interview of me versus Nassim . Nassim was braggadocio and all I could say was how it was impssible for me to withstand his dynmaic buying of out-of-the-money puts. Gladwell fell for it hook, line, and sinker as I believe is his wont. here's a story of deception, downplaying, some techniques that the market uses:

Deception, Disinformation, and Strategic Communications: How One Interagency Group Made a Major Difference

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