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Originally Posted by MasterD  The downside for the darkworker is clear.
Whenever you feel someone made you buy things you actually didn't need you feel you have been taken and you promise yourself never to buy from him again (unless you are weak and let you be persuaded another time) and you will discourage people you know to do so either (unless you are ashamed and not telling it).
In my opinion a 'smart' darkworker contributes because it will benefit him in the long term.
For instance is 'Think and Grow Rich' a book for darkworkers or for lightworkers? Obviously both can use it. It is one of the #1 success books ever.
In the chapter Auto-Suggestion: "By the first day of January, 19.., I will have in my possession $50000, which will come to me in various amounts from time to time during interim." This is obviously DW thinking. However the sentence continuous "In return for this money I will give the most efficient service of which I am capable, rendering the fullest possible quantity, and the best possible quality of service in the capacity of SALESMAN of..... (describe the service or merchandise you intend to sell" This is obviously LW thinking.
I couldn't think of a situation where it would be beneficial for someone to trick someone else into buying, especially if you are taking 'opportunity cost' into account (the time/money you spent which you can't spend anymore on another service/sale to make money). The world is too small to keep tricking people into buying. Eventually you get caught and therefore you would be a short-sighted, stupid darkworker. |
I agree with you. I think that the best a DW can do, when possible, is to take advantage of the buyer but at the same time make the buyer think that he's the got advantage, or that the trade was fair.
Tricking the clients while they're aware of it is virtually never a good deal. Even if you're never going to deal with them again (in the case they're one-time buyers), they're going to spread bad information about you and scare away other possible future clients.
Sometimes its even better to let them have the advantage of the deal, which will make them think that you're either dumb, soft, generous, and so on. They'll trust you more and when you sell them some more significant/expensive products/services you can bite them in the a** and they won't even know it, thinking that the price is still fair/advantageous to them. Of course if they find out (and, in this age of information, they probably will sooner or later), you loose them, but depending on the advantage you already got from them it may be a good deal.