These 'manufacturers' prey on the sick of mind. Some poor sods really believe that the 'State' is out to get them and other weird stuff involving EM waves. This is a ready made market for 'magic' black boxes and those who 'invent' them.
Taking a positive view on the sad situation though....if you make a black box with simple non-effective contents and then convince a 'sufferer' that it is a special magic solution to all their concerns you may actually benefit them with the Placebo effect. If the 'patient' believes in the cure, positive effects may be experienced by them.
The price has to be enough to a) make a massive profit for the seller and b) convince the 'patient' that it costs enough to actually be effective.
Its a complex situation where there is little doubt that sick people are being preyed upon, yet weirdly they may also benefit as detailed above.
The weak of mind will always be vulnerable to manipulation by others, and I am not talking about some weird Government influences here. If anything can be done to help them then that is OK by me BUT extreme rip off's designed to bleed them dry of cash is a very different matter.
Dave says he would just laugh at such people and those who believe in a God speaking to them........ Hmmm that seems just plain mean and not good Karma. Pity those
you believe to be afflicted, do not mock them eh ? I am Agnostic which means I am open minded on all matters relating to religion
On a lighter note, has anyone else seen the TV series "The IT crowd" episode where the poor lass is given a black box by the geeks and told that it contains the worlds Internet ? Convincing people of something that they cannot prove or see is not that hard if you act with confidence
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Worth a look and a laugh
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