Sociopath Community

I have this really good technique where I have normal conversations with people and listen to what they say and figure out what they're about. I make insightful comments and this cons them into thinking I'm actually paying attention to them. I do mirroring too. I mimic facial expressions and body movements at the same time the other person makes them for maximal effect.

Influence and Information.

One voice only has so much impact, and information once known is seldom forgotten if it appeals to the person.

Direct manipulation from one person gets messy, but a group banding together can cause great change.

So many, it all depends on what the moment requires.

Sometimes, i  feed them tiny snippets of information, that unwillingly leads them to a set conclusion.

Sometimes, i mimic their body language, making sure that i don't copy their every move. Sometimes, i just make my body language more inviting, paying attention to foot placement, tone of voice etc.

Occasionally, i deny the person something, such as my "interest" or "help". This often leaves them in a state of confusion, leaving them more pliable. Sometimes, if the situation requires it, i will deny them for good. This is a tactic i often use against narcissists, denying their ego by starving them of attention or reaction.

These are a few of my tactics. I have others tucked away. Some moments, i think on my feet and improvise.

"Sometimes, if the situation requires it, i will deny them for good. This is a tactic i often use against narcissists, denying their ego by starving them of attention or reaction."

It is pretty funny to deny those types their supply.

Guys, hate to break it to you, but you're not the only ones using these "techniques". EVERYONE, to some extent, one way or another, uses them. The only difference is that they are too stupid to realize what they're doing, whereas you do it and then come home and think about it, and realize your behavior was so smart it must have been some sort of "conscious" "manipulation". 

Not just "some extent", manipulation itself is interaction. It's unavoidable.

If anything, being "manipulative" just means knowing how to steer.

Manipulation implies intent. But at the end of day, intent is irrelevant: you either successfully manipulate or you don't. Most people are manipulative unconsciously (hint: it's called the will to power), whereas you guys became aware of the REASONS of your behavior towards others and saw them for what they are. Which is a good thing, because it means you are smart (or at any rate smarter then the other little hypocritical weaklings).

Not sure if I made myself clear: the point is that EVERYONE manipulates -- or at any rate TRIES to manipulate. That's how life works. You yourself recognize this when you say manipulation is "interaction" (i.e. everything we do is manipulation, since everything we do is by definition interactive).

But anyway, it's all well that we recognize this "manipulative impulse" in every living being, but if we begin using this word in this way, the word becomes useless, because it encompasses every person (indeed every thing) in this universe. So to give some sort tangible meaning to the word in a lower sense (since in a higher sense there's none, as we've just seen), we use it to imply that the manipulative being was AWARE of his manipulative tactics and DID IT ON PURPOSE. 

Sexuality is my go-to method of manipulation. It's amusing how little effort it takes to sway someone when they are too busy being distracted by your chest. 

Edit to say I'm aware that everyone uses manipulation. I just embrace my more preferred method.