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Suppose I cast a magic spell to make magic start working for everyone in the universe, including myself retroactively so that I can cast the spell.
I would not expect magic to start working.
Conclusion: there's something real happening in the vicinity of the referent of "suggestion".
I'm not saying suggestion is nothing. I am saying the level of suggestibility is never zero.