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Why you should treat charisma as a red flag.

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A columnist recounts chatting with a confident stranger in a bar and argues that charisma taps into an evolutionary vulnerability, offering ways to defend against smooth talkers.

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“Today’s crop of smooth talkers tap directly into a specific evolutionary vulnerability. Here’s how to defend yourself Recently, I was alone in a bar waiting for a friend. To pass the time, I started chatting to a stranger.”
Guardian Technology, 01 Nov 2026, 12:00.

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