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Author of The Black Book of Power.

For twenty-three years, I created campaigns you never knew existed. I helped elect presidents in Latin America. I designed the psychological operations that made you buy products you didn't need, support wars you shouldn't have backed, and hate people you'd never met. My fingerprints are on every major manipulation of public opinion since 1998, though you'll find no record of my work.

I was paid handsomely to be invisible, the ghost in the machine, and the shadow consultant whose invoices were routed through shell companies in jurisdictions that don't exist on any map you've seen. Then I discovered what they were really building, what the campaigns were preparing you for, and I realized I'd helped construct
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You're replaying a conversation for the fourth time. An hour ago, you brought up something that bothered you, say, a broken promise, a cutting remark, something small but real. Now, somehow, you're apologizing. You're not entirely sure what you're apologizing for. The original issue evaporated within the first three minutes, replaced by a dizzying cascade of counteraccusations, historical grievanc

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“Every 'yes' divides your worth by 2. Every 'no' multiplies it by 10. To be expensive, become allergic to availability. The most powerful people on Earth have one thing in common: you can't fucking reach them.”
Stan Taylor, The Black Book of Power

“Make them wait. Waiting is the first payment.”
Stan Taylor, The Black Book of Power

“Every 'yes' divides your worth by 2. Every 'no' multiplies it by 10. To be expensive, become allergic to availability. The most powerful people on Earth have one thing in common: you can't fucking reach them.”
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“Make them wait. Waiting is the first payment.”
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