no reply over a week's time period
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james pagoota
Country: United States
I emailed you twice since 05/09/11 that I had processed a case#381=400733 and acquired for the client 1567.00 of his 2700.00! The rest of the money goes to his former spouse Michelle H. Colligan same case# I wish to process her refund but it is no longer listed as a prospective client in the system! I wished re-instatement for this case#! I have not heard anything from you even though you advise I should hear from you within 24 to 48 hours! Get with it please! James Pagoota
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I would just like to go on record as a former Independent Contractor for this company. I no longer work for Smart Tools because of its aggregated bad image and my perception of an unwillingness or lack of interest from those responsible, to do the things necessary to help change that image. Needless to say, this made for a very unhealthy work environment. While working there I did have some customers praise the program saying that it was, "exactly what they were looking for" or on occasion share some story to me of their success. Unfortunately, it was nothing compared to the percentage of people who were hyper cynical, rude and did not take the opportunity seriously - I even received a few death threats. Ultimately, I did not get the support I needed to stay and be a productive member of the staff. Now, with all that being said, I believe that Smart Tools is NOT a scam and that they do provide a pretty decent opportunity to make money if you are willing to put in the hard work... and believe me it is hard work. Good luck to all that may pursue this endeavor or any other!
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Double bind theory was first described by Gregory Bateson and his colleagues in the 1950s.[1]
Double binds are often utilized as a form of control without open coercion—the use of confusion makes them difficult to respond to or resist.[2]
A double bind generally includes different levels of abstraction in orders of messages, and these messages can be stated or implicit within the context of the situation, or conveyed by tone of voice or body language. Further complications arise when frequent double binds are part of an ongoing relationship to which the person or group is committed.[3][4]
Double bind theory is more clearly understood in the context of complex systems and cybernetics, because human communication and also the mind itself function in an interactive manner similar to ecosystems. Complex systems theory helps us understand the interdependence of the parts of a message and provides "an ordering of what to the Newtonian looks like chaos
The double bind is often misunderstood to be a simple contradictory situation, where the victim is trapped by two conflicting demands. While it's true that the core of the double bind is two conflicting demands, the differences lie in how they are imposed on the victim, what the victim's understanding of the situation is and finally, who (or what) imposes these demands upon the victim. Unlike the usual no-win situation, the victim has difficulty defining the exact nature of the paradoxical situation in which he or she is caught. The contradiction may be unexpressed in its immediate context and therefore is invisible to external observers, only becoming evident when a prior communication is considered. Typically, a demand is imposed upon the victim by someone who they respect (a parent, teacher or doctor), but the demand itself is inherently impossible to fulfill, because some broader context forbids it. For example, when a person in a position of authority imposes two contradictory conditions but there is an unspoken rule that one must never question authority.
1.Sensory Overload- Sensory Overload occurs when a person's senses are exceedingly stimulated and ultimately overloaded with external stimuli i.e. sights, smells, sounds, etc. When this takes place a person's mind will be unable to process the massive infusion of information received.
2. Conflicting Information- when the conscious mind receives conflicting information it is labored with the task of quickly resolving such conflicts. If such conflicts cannot be resolved quickly then the conscious mind will become confused. If this state of confusion lingers the subconscious mind will activate to protect the conscious mind from experiencing confusion-based trauma brought forth by undefined elements and unresolved problems. In such a case the conscious mind will shut down and the person's subconscious mind will be initialized as the primary resolver of the undefined elements or unresolved problems. Again, conflicting information creates confusion in the conscious mind. Confusion is a form of psychological trauma.
3. Fear- The third major contributor to the conscious mind's inability to define an element or resolve a problem is the intellectually stifling emotion of fear. Understand that fear, and intellectual process, are mutually exclusive. The emotion of fear shuts down the intellectual process and triggers a physiological response in the body. This physiological response bypasses the conscious mind and initializes the subconscious program of flight or fight.
Once you recognize the common patterns of frauds and scams, the intended emotional responses are replaced with rage, which is our hominid emotional defense and response to deception.
For analytic techniques useful in counterdeception, see analysis of competing hypotheses. https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-st ... hofIntelNew.pdf
Add the deceptive hypotheses to the possibilities, and weigh the evidence against the alternative that it is being controlled or constructed for purposes of manipulation. Evidence of control and manipulation reveals the capabilities and intent of your adversary, and should result in a reappraisal of all other evidence with respect to the possibility of deception.