Comment on What I Learned Buying a Rug in TurkeyparentComments−ahizzle18yYes, but for thousands of years there hasn't been an Internet with bloggers detailing this sort of thing for the rest of the world. :)I was commenting less on the haggling aspect and more on the team-based shill/forced-reciprocity system.−Chocobean18yKnowing what it is when you see it does not make you immune to social engineering. The author knew right away what they were doing, but it still worked.
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Yes, but for thousands of years there hasn't been an Internet with bloggers detailing this sort of thing for the rest of the world. :)
I was commenting less on the haggling aspect and more on the team-based shill/forced-reciprocity system.
Knowing what it is when you see it does not make you immune to social engineering. The author knew right away what they were doing, but it still worked.