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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh for fuck's sake... Randi wrote an entire book on what a fraud he is and exposed him on live TV on the Carson show. What more do they want?

[-] cakeistheanswer@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Short memories and sorry attention spans.

The amount of effort Randi put into debunking and cleaning up Geller's mess made him a personal hero. He'd probably sigh and understand, but he should be rolling in his grave.

I didn't know Segal's byline from Adam's before today, but he made a list.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You're right, but it's so infuriating.

[-] lurkandtwerk@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

This article was so strange. Basically, "Sure he's a fraud—but the important thing is that he really gets the people going."

[-] AnotherPerson@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

My understanding is that Geller had/has a lot of influential people in his corner.

[-] theostermanweekend@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Uhg. We ought to avoid wasting time with such obvious frauds.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Probably a spy

[-] Jerusalemspiderman 1 points 1 year ago

Geller was less a fraud than a very dedicated character actor that only did one role.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

He made money off of people who believed he had abilities he did not have. That is fraud.

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