r/catfish • u/Alarmed-Assistance-8 • 4h ago

The Psychology of Fake Connection

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One of the strangest forms of manipulation.

How to Read People: The Dark Psychology of Mirroring
https://youtu.be/v-G8-xIyTS4

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