Angel Lovemore

I had an AI-agent apply jobs on my behalf. The AI agent applied for a job that turned out to be a MLM scam. I did not know this when I attended the phone interview. I did not realize until I researched online.

When I was thinking of the title, i wanted to give the idea of psychological warfare. Something where you need a sharp mind to avoid danger. Also, i want a concept where there are bad actors in the environment, like a predator. I choice “mental field” as i think of a grass field. Then, the predator is a snake that jumps out at you, or a coy predator that lures you in. Also, the concept is where someone uses your mind against you. They use words, images, phone calls, videos, presentations, and so on to get you to do things for them. They manipulate your mind to manipulate your body. It's a fascinating thing really. It's like a mind virus.

Like a virus indeed, the organization has historical roots to Primerica, which split off (i.e., mutated strain) to World Financial Group, which split off to Global Financial Impact, which is now splitting off to Secured Futures. One explanation for this splitting off is the head of the group takes their direct line in the MLM and forms their own company, though I'm not sure if that's what happened with WFG and GFI.

I gently let the predators down. I don't want them to be alarmed, so i used the passive voice: “the meeting was canceled.” I could have said, “I canceled the meeting,” but that takes ownership, which is a liability for persecution, scapegoating, and offense. Then, I followed up with a frame: “You can continue with other candidates.” I could have said, “I don't want this job,” but that's liability for persecution and offense again. I frame it from their perspective so they feel better. After the main message is delivered, I complimented them and used words with positive connotation like “happy”, “grateful”, “honored”, and “wonderful”. I have to manipulate them, basically.

There are many psychological tricks happening here. There's information, lack of it. There's a fog of war. It's a poker game. There's managing impressions.

There's a word “Ruliad” which I interpret as a mental field, like spacetime. The ruliad space in this context is distance between what the scammers know and what the victims know. Keeping the distance allows for the scammers to prey on unsuspecting victims. That's the word too, unsuspecting. It is to be unaware of any danger or threat.

Note: This is a poorly written entry, but i'm tired and need to write.

To conclude, there's something to be said about the battlefield of the mind and the coy predators that lie in the field like landmines, ready to jump out and sink you under.