Do psychics just tell you what you want to hear? false hope?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[sawno]

Some do, some don't. Depends on the psychic.
A friend of mine does give people bad signs about the future as well, some quite depressing and its often very specific so its not a generic one size fits all kind of thing. But there are a lot of frauds out there who will just give you generic advice and leave it at that.

[Aizou]

Yes. It's an effect that utilizes vagueness and manipulative words to make you tell them about yourself, to which they spin them right back to you in a different way. A real psychic would not put their gift to shame in such a materialistic manner.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, i sent money to one to bring me love. Well it did happen
and it was 3 months of hell and not only that i almost ended
up in jail over harassment by communications but the thing
she started the harassment so i decided to end it and yes it
was the wrong thing to do. I advice you to stay away from them
people they are dangerous. I believe i was cursed by black magic.

[Giggletr0n]

Not quite, they get inside your head using pretty clear cut blanket observations that they cleverly spin into relevant questions - they are con artists

[wiseyoungman]

They tell you genetic information that can be interpreted as correct regardless of who the person is. Its a really simple technique actually. See the old South Park episode "biggest douche in the universe"

[Phanta]

Yes, they are absolute scam artists which string you along with false hope to you giving them money.

[Massageman]

Yes. There are certain trains of thought that most people will follow. So, by keeping things vague until they "read" a few of your reactions, they can do a fairily decent job of faking it.

[s2firestar]

No, it is actually worse. They use a technique called cold reading to ensure that they touch on some valid points in your life to pull up a shroud of trustworthyness.

[Bishop-Brennan]

Some drop in occasional not so great things to keep up the appearance but it's all a scam.

[Malcom_Reynolds]

Essentially, they also tell you what you expect to hear so that it's also more believable.

[abc3643]

If you give me 5 bucks, I'll tell you the answer.

[TohhhruAi]

[Anonymous]

Psychics are full shit.