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Still working on hypnosis
I picked up python and wrote a program that goes onto the internet and hypnotizes people, so I can throw some real empiricism at the problem now.
It's really paying off now that I can do things like go snorkling with my girlfriend who had been terrified of the ocean for her whole life, and snap my fingers and make people stop craving sugar :)
I've writing up my thoughts as I go on my blog
I wanna be as awesome as you are.
Thanks :)
If you (or anyone else) want awesomeness in the same direction, I'd be happy to help bring you up to speed. There's a scarcity of clear thought on this topic, and I want more good minds to bounce ideas off.
I would love to be brought up to speed here.
Thanks for the offer! How much and what kind of effort is required to get up to speed?
Hmm.. that's a tough question. It depends on your background, which skills you're interested in picking up, and to what level of mastery.
I've taught someone some text hypnosis and had him getting real results (amnesia/hallucinations included) in an evening - but that was mostly a surface level learning. I suppose you could do a fairly large amount of useful stuff with even a shallow appreciation of suggestion though.
I've put a lot of time an effort into piecing together the theories and wrapping my head around it all, but I'm sure it would be much faster if I had access to my key insights written down in one spot. I'm just not sure how much time it takes just for it all to sink in - I'm still picking things up just from viewing normal human interaction through a new lens.
I guess I'd recommend skimming parts of my blog, maybe chatting with me a bit, and see what you want to do from there?
Is the source code to Hypnobot available? You seem to make some pretty strong claims about its effectiveness, but I'm not about to grind Omegle chats until I run in to it.
It only comes across as strong if you aren't familiar with hypnosis. It's not currently outperforming the standardized hypnotizeability testing procedures, which are generally recognized as being pretty poor compared to a skilled live hypnotist. (though, I might guess that it would if given the same subject pool)
I'm hesitant to hand out the source, but I'm very willing to give a shot at hypnotizing you - either using hypnobots script directly, or using my full capability.
I'm totally willing to by hypnotized by you. I'm also willing to bet I cannot be hypnotized.
Be specific. Exactly what experience do you think you are incapable of having? Why do you think this?
Name amnesia (I saw you mention this on the link you gave).
I think this as a result of: