Re "calibration" - looks like you may be very right here, Annie. They will use all possible psychological techniques to play the unsuspectful ones like, pardon, a fiddle. Every time I read about this stuff, I think of this guy; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays Called "the father of public relations". On Youtube, you will find tons of movies about him. He was a master manipulator. One of his most famous stunts was this one;Originally Posted by annie
"One of the most famous campaigns of Bernays was the women's cigarette smoking campaign in 1920s. Bernays helped the smoking industry overcome one of the biggest social taboos of the time: women smoking in public. Women were only allowed to smoke in designated areas, or not at all. If caught violating this rule, women would have been arrested. Bernays staged the 1929 Easter parade in New York City, showing models holding lit Lucky Strike cigarettes, or "Torches of Freedom". After the historical public event, women started lighting up more than ever before. It was through Bernays that women's smoking habits started to become socially acceptable." (Wikipedia)
Re "a mass spam mailing" < ---- this + a great source of easy info for many agencies (IRS including).
I remember one thing very clearly - the tipping point for leaving the place altogether was the moment when I came across of this person who had something like + 4000 friends. It struck me as something so absurd, I never set my foot there again. Funnily enough, I was the only person at my work who did not have an account. Some looked at me as if had three hands (and three tentacles), but, for several reasons, I even emphasized the fact I don't have the "account".
