hahaha be careful whenever you are trying to manipulate someone...
he or she may just be manipulating you right back.
just like how i was talking to the psych freshies denise linying and qianyun (+ hanzong hueiling and wenbin) the other day at lunch, if i were ever to become a professor at a university, the first module i'd like to offer would be titled manipulative psychology.
after all, we are always conditioning and manipulating people all the time.
even giving the slightest frown when your friend burps loudly, that is subtle conditioning... and your friend will eventually learn not to burp out loud anymore.
your actions may be conscious and intended, or totally subconscious.
either way, trust me when i say that you are conditioning other people all the time, whether you know it or not.
once you are able to master the art of getting people to do what you want them to, whether via use of conditioning or just plain playing on their hungers/weaknesses (without them knowing of course), then i'd say you have reached the next level - manipulating.
but of course, be wary...
the true master is the one who reverse-manipulates you by allowing you to believe that you are controlling them.
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