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tommy
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The audience’s personality matters not a jot anyway and I have performed magic for the good the bad and the ugly. I do think though that there is small difference between the males and females: The females tend to prefer a bit more internment with their magic because it is more like them.
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On Feb 28, 2016, ZachDavenport wrote:
I don't base it just off those questions, you imply it frequently. Why does social media have to convey a person's personality for it to exist? I don't think that a person's full personality shows on social media. (Not that I'd know. This is the closest to social media I use.)


A person's personality develops though interaction with environment and other people. If the environment is mostly artificial, the experience vicarious and the people just false avatars,
how does one develop a personality useful in dealing with real people in live situations?

My comments were referring to the idea that a magic effect or presentation should be an extension of one's personality.

I don't necessarily agree with that view, so I ask a question.

but, yes -- my experience as a contract recruiter for businesses and organizations and a Master's Degree in Educational Technology "suggest"
that extensive Social Media interactions and Internet learning do not prepare a person for effective live interpersonal interactions.

Any magic effect based on such a personality will be different from one presented by a person whose personality developed without Internet and cellphone bias.

I am not saying it is better or worse -- only that it is different -- which is the theme of this thread, no?
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Okay, I apologize, I misunderstood your post.
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I've recently been reading a magic book written in the 1950's. I found it interesting at how much the language has changed since then.

The writing style seemed so much more formal and at a higher level.
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