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by Prolorn 5595 days ago
> And I was dealing with all walks of life. Holiday makers of all kinds. From backpackers, to ... they were all affected by the truthful claim that almost everybody bought the package from me.

Wow, everybody falls for the pitch? Gee, I guess I'm convinced that social proof works.

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Not everybody. But my percentage hovered between 90% and 95% for two years in a row and I was regularly in the top three in Australia.
I don't doubt it. I was just tickled by how the evidence that social proof works echoed the use of social proof.
I'm so meta, "I'm so meta".