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For Entertainment purposes Only - you weren’t scammed

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Anon:

--- Quote from: Truthfromrosie on February 17, 2021, 09:48:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: Johnson on February 17, 2021, 05:47:41 PM ---I also agree, somewhat.

That's why you shouldn't come to them about issues that are near and dear to your heart. But most people do and get invested....and psychics KNOW this lol and that's why people get angry..... bc of ethics. YES, its for entertainment but if 75% of your clients are calling about something that's a serious issue that's obviously causing them some mental torment why would you, as a psychic, keep leading them on when you have no earthly idea what you're talking about and honestly have no clue how their situation will play out? That's the issue. Also majority are scammers, I don't care what anyone says.

But yes, all in all, its for entertainment. Honestly if after every chat/call they were to say those exact words I think alot of ppl would stop contacting because it would sink in that it may be all bullshit. The platforms are ultimately having you spend money for their time, not accuracy lol.

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Mostly agree with this. Being given given predictions that never come to fruition is one thing- it%u2019s a gamble you choose to take.

However, if someone sells a service based on an ability that they claim to have, that they do not have and know that they don%u2019t have- it%u2019s a scam. It couldn%u2019t meet the definition more neatly.

 And it%u2019s also unethical because the %u201Cfor entertainment purposes%u201D is blurred by the description of the service, the content of the readings, the advertisement and promotion, which is always contradictory. It is to dodge accountability and nothing more. They know why people are calling.

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Accurately put! Truthfromrosie + Johnson...after a while, the appetite to read just diminishes.

court1130:
Thank you for this, Sunshine! I couldn't agree more. You're essentially gambling your money away and more times than not, the house wins. If you're lucky, you'll come acrossed a reader that gets things right, but there's free will, energy changes, unforeseeable circumstances, and more often than not, frauds. So, utlimately, it's the client's responsibility to know what they're getting themselves into and to know that there is no absolute with psychics. I hold myself accountable for spending so much money on countless readers because, at the end of the day, it was decision!

sunshineluv7:
No problem.

I mean, at the end of the day it's an unregulated industry. If people choose to partake in it, you can't expect it to act like a regulated industry. Yes, there are going to be folks who are legitimately out of their minds claiming they are psychic (picture folks holding up "its the end of the world" signs) - they truly believe it, but most people would not. There are years and years of threads on review sites talking about how each and every psychic cost them money - and yet - people still call, write in, whatever.

If you do anything illegal at all, or use things outside of the way they are intended, then you can't be upset about results.

It does suck that people do tend to go for things they are really struggling with. It does suck that even the best readers who have real talent can be wrong. But at the end of the day. The real lesson is you should NEVER put your life in someone else's hands. When you can take a reading with "hey that would be cool" you're in a good spot.

The bad stuff happens when you are using readings as a way to delay GRIEF that badly needs to happen so that you can HEAL.

For example. Ex. When is he coming back? 2-3 months. Okay, 2-3 months go by/ Nothing, days start crawling, all o fa sudden you feel - the same way you felt at the breakup. Because you used the reading to skip over your grieving process. That is when people get the most upset at readings. When the grief they pushed off armed with "insider info" from psychics comes knocking back on their door when the timeline is up and nothing changed.

I'm with you. I wish I didn't spend what I had over the years, but I didn't have better coping skills. I had to learn a lot of things to move away from my "go to" to feel better in a heartbreak situation being talking to a psychic somehow. It may have hit my wallet HARD, but, it could have been worse. I can't blame psychics for existing. If it wasn't that, it would have been something else, I'm sure.

At the end of the day, it's escapism. Escaping from your current reality. Others use alcohol, drugs, sex, too much exercise, whatever, binge on netflix, oversleep, whatever.

But as far as it being a scam. I think it's only a scam when they promise results for doing work - e.g. gypsy scams. I don't think anyone truly believes "98% accuracy" - do we? DO WE?!?! Come on now.

Does that mean every place that has a sign that says "world's best coffee?" is also scamming us?! ;)

Krullisepic:
they say for entertainment purposes so they dont get sued ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

If you watch any of the keen, psychic ocean etc commercials they always say

Questions about if he is the one for you? Do you have real questions about your love life or you need help with life? At a crossroads about which direction to take?
Come to our psychics who can offer you real help, advice , and  guidance.

They target people who are more likely to be repeat customers of course. It is a business but as one psychic said, she had to quit because people were using their mortgage and car payment money to call her on repeat.   ;D

Truthfromrosie:

--- Quote from: Krullisepic on July 08, 2021, 03:00:09 AM ---they say for entertainment purposes so they dont get sued ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

If you watch any of the keen, psychic ocean etc commercials they always say

Questions about if he is the one for you? Do you have real questions about your love life or you need help with life? At a crossroads about which direction to take?
Come to our psychics who can offer you real help, advice , and  guidance.

They target people who are more likely to be repeat customers of course. It is a business but as one psychic said, she had to quit because people were using their mortgage and car payment money to call her on repeat.   ;D

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I do think that sometimes! Particularly when someone’s rate is eg 9.99 and the same people are leaving a review EVERYDAY, sometimes multiple time’s a day. I earn pretty well and that kind of expenditure would cripple me.

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