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This is a pretty good point too.

It's interesting that millions of people will probably read stuff about "eye contact = trust/attention", when in fact this is a complex topic.

Reminds me of the pseudoscience on how "touching your face or nose is a sign of deceit". Turns out almost everyone is no better than chance at spotting deceit. But judges, cops, school teachers etc... have all been relying on this kind rule to change the course of other people's lives.




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