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Follow-Up Interviews On My Second Channel
Dr. Paul Smaldino - youtu.be/6DYXiNRgjQ4
Dr. Brian Nosek - youtu.be/Q2txmHj_o8s
Many reasons have been given for the replication crisis and while they have some truth to them, I think a simpler theory is in order. Giraffes are to blame. Let me explain.
Research & Footnotes
docs.google.com/document/d/1r7PQsBTh670mYNzYWHF6JrJD9bJWiUotUuA26jkO3kw/edit?usp=sharing
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Martin Fowler - Ships I
martindfowler.com
Anthony Barilla - Fallout 1, Fallout 2a
thetruthandreconciliationcommission.bandcamp.com/album/instrumental-musics-for-this-american-life
Aaron Sprinkle - Feet Down
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Go to squarespace.com/coffeebreak for 10% off your first domain or website!
Follow-Up Interviews On My Second Channel
Dr. Paul Smaldino - youtu.be/6DYXiNRgjQ4
Dr. Brian Nosek - youtu.be/Q2txmHj_o8s
Many reasons have been given for the replication crisis and while they have some truth to them, I think a simpler theory is in order. Giraffes are to blame. Let me explain.
Research & Footnotes
docs.google.com/document/d/1r7PQsBTh670mYNzYWHF6JrJD9bJWiUotUuA26jkO3kw/edit?usp=sharing
Follow
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Discord: discord.gg/EAbgdg7
Music
Martin Fowler - Ships I
martindfowler.com
Anthony Barilla - Fallout 1, Fallout 2a
thetruthandreconciliationcommission.bandcamp.com/album/instrumental-musics-for-this-american-life
Aaron Sprinkle - Feet Down
licensed on soundstripe
b-side . - leaving EP
soundcloud.com/b-side-production/leaving-ep



![How To Start A Pyramid Scheme
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The Six Steps To Creating a Legal Pyramid Scheme
1. Find a Product
2. Make a payout structure
3. Sell a Financial Fantasy
4. The Three Key Groups
5. The Training, Attempt, Failure, Event Loop
6. Cut Off The Bad Apples
FOLLOWUP VIDEO: visualizing the real odds of multi level marketing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoWiNx0gqto
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Lewis OfMan - Yes
https://soundcloud.com/lewis-ofman/yes
Edo Lee - Black Coffee
https://soundcloud.com/edo_lee/black-coffee
ibrahim - enamored (w/Limes)
https://soundcloud.com/ibr/enamored
Seneca B - New York
https://soundcloud.com/senecabeats/new-york
Soirée - Flight
https://soundcloud.com/soireebeats/flight
Aesthesys
https://soundcloud.com/aesthesys/grauer-wald?in=aesthesys/sets/achromata
Shownotes:
[1] Hispanics being targeted: This is a well-documented strategy among MLMs/pyramid-shaped schemes. See companies like Herbalife.
https://wearemitu.com/mitu-world/john-oliver-fires-shots-at-pyramid-schemes-that-target-latinos/
[1.1] If you’re interested in more of the specifics on this exploitation, I highly recommend BETTING ON ZERO. Catch it here if you have Netflix. https://www.netflix.com/title/80108609
[2] Survivorship Bias is the well-known fallacy that if you find yourself successful, you may falsely start believing that anyone can be equally successful, neglecting everyone who tried just as hard and didnt achieve the same things. This runs RAMPANT in pyramid selling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
[3] Only 3/1000 make any money in pyramid schemes after the costs of doing business are added in. Based on analyzing 350 MLMs.
See Dr. Jon Taylors brilliant work here:
https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/trade-regulation-rule-disclosure-requirements-and-prohibitions-concerning-business-opportunities-ftc.r511993-00017%C2%A0/00017-57317.pdf
[4] Regulatory Capture
Something that didnt make it into the video explicitly but is worth mentioning. If you find yourself scratching your head, HOW ARE THESE THINGS STILL LEGAL?!, you should look no further than our lovely Federal Trade Commission who has been lobbied to for years and has kept never seriously acted on pyramid schemes except to slap them on the wrist. MLMs own an impressive amount of political power, EX: Amway has DIRECT ties to three (bush sr, clinton, bush jr) of the last 5 sitting presidents.
https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/8/5590550/alleged-pyramid-schemes-lobbying-ftc
More About MLMs
The Dream Podcast - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/the-dream
Dr. Jon Taylor – The Case (for and) Against Multi-level Marketing
https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/trade-regulation-rule-disclosure-requirements-and-prohibitions-concerning-business-opportunities-ftc.r511993-00017%C2%A0/00017-57317.pdf
Robert Fitzpatrick – False Profits: Seeking Financial and Spiritual Deliverance in Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Schemes
https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=9780964879515
https://pyramidschemealert.org/about-2/board-of-directors/robert-fitzpatrick/
Christine Richard - https://orionresearch.net/
Christine on QuoththeRaven
https://quoththeraven.podbean.com/e/quoth-the-raven-79-christine-richard-goes-in-deep-on-her-herbalife-research-part-2/
Q&A:
Are you actually talking about MLMs the entire time?
Yes. MLMs and product-driven pyramid schemes are basically a distinction without a difference. And the word multi-level marketing is a bit misleading which is why I avoided it. Its using terminology that was invented to obfuscate what is actually going on. The old word for MLMs was pyramid selling. You can imagine why that was abandoned. Even now, the word multilevel marketing is being distanced from, the new new word is direct selling. Look at the lobbying group Direct Selling Association who is heavily funded by MLMs. I couldnt find the words Multi-Level Marketing anywhere on the website. All this to say, dont let other people control the language of the discussion, otherwise youve lost half the battle. See my previous video on Industry Funded Research, where the gambling lobbying group calls themselves the National Center of Responsible GAMING. Its the same trick being played.
https://www.dsa.org/
Why does the video get so dark?
MLMs have an extremely predatory side to them that I wanted to explore. If you got upset or frustrated in this video, that is probably indicative that you having a working heart. How To Start A Pyramid Scheme](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mBsFxHa2eKw/mqdefault.jpg)



![Why Cops Beat You In The Interrogation Room
you have the right to remain silent, but we know you wont...
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Music in order of appearance:
Witwicky
The Final Problem
The Bruce Partington Plans
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Taosh Theme
The Three Gables
Coffee Break - Boys in Blue
Shownotes:
Dont Talk to the Police from a lawyers perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE&t=1s
Reid Technique
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_technique
Reid Technique 2
https://www.reid.com/
Reid Technique 3
https://www.reid.com/educational_info/critictechnique.html
Reid Technique 4
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2014/rpt/2014-R-0071.htm
Reid Technique 5 (official teaching tool)
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=interrogations+and+confessions
Interrogation Room
https://people.howstuffworks.com/police-interrogation1.htm
Q. Why didnt you talk about good cop bad cop?
A. It seems that while good cop bad cop may be used, it isnt officially endorsed in an interrogation, and isnt part of official training. The presence of it in hollywood movies is way overblown, because it plays into their high-adrenaline, highly visual style.
Q. Is this the only interrogation technique there is?
A. No, the Reid technique is the main interrogation technique in America but it has recently come under fire for producing false confessions. See this great New Yorker article: [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/09/the-interview-7]. Because of this, much softer interrogation methods have been looked at that dont try to pressure the suspect. The most popular of these techniques is called the PEACE technique. You can read about it here: [http://smordinlaw.com/police-interrogation/]
Q. Im still interested, is there somewhere else I can go to find more information?
A. Besides the links Ive placed which breadcrumb my research process, there is also a great NPR piece called Good Cop/Bad Cop, I think its similar to this video, focused on the weird dichotomy between real interrogations and how they actually are carried out. [https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=248968150]
Q. Does lie detection work?
A. Not really. This is the reason a lot of people have given up the Reid technique. A huge part of it hinges on the idea that a cop can tell when youre lying, which is the justification for applying so much pressure during the accusation portion. In recent years this claim has fallen under a lot of scrutiny. Body language isnt as reliable of a signal of lying as we thought. This is one of many criticisms of the Reid technique.
Q. Should I ever talk to the police?
A. Only during a traffic stop, where the cops can let you off with a warning if you cooperate and theyre feeling generous. In every other circumstance, talking to the cops can ONLY hurt you. Dont talk to the police!!! Why Cops Beat You In The Interrogation Room](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p22ZR-CUIw0/mqdefault.jpg)


