If it made you panic, rage, or rush… it probably bypassed your cognitive defenses.
In the latest issue of Deceptive Minds, I dig into the dark cognitive malware of emotional hijacking: how scammers, manipulators, and even well-meaning voices use fear, urgency, outrage, and hope to short-circuit your critical thinking.
Inside:
🧠 Why your emotions beat your rational mind to the punch
📞 How scam messages and panic phishing bypass logic
📣 What viral rage-bait and fear-mongering have in common
🔥 Plus: how a single fire reshaped a nation — and how the “lie that felt true” still outperforms facts today
The stronger the feeling, the weaker the scrutiny.
Want the print version? It's available on LinkedIn or my website.
References:
Episode 26 of The FAIK Files:
Anthropic's Claude 4 Attempts to Blackmail a Researcher:
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