Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op?

Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by adamrezich on Thursday June 01, 2023 @03:34PM (#36156219)

still not sure if it was related but in elementary school in the 90s I was put in a "gifted" program which involved, on at least one occasion, wearing headphones in a dimly-lit room and being tested with Zener cards. I've dug into local records and still to this day don't conclusively know what that was all about.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by saalweachter on Thursday June 01, 2023 @03:37PM (#36156258)

I've always wanted to pull out some Zener cards in the middle of a programming interview.

If a candidate is psychic, wouldn't that be good to know?

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by meindnoch on Thursday June 01, 2023 @03:47PM (#36156397)

Actually... It can be a good trait for a candidate to call out obvious bullshit - for which a Zener-test is the perfect meta-test!

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by saalweachter on Thursday June 01, 2023 @04:28PM (#36156922)

It also gives candidates a good story even if they don't get hired.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by the_sleaze9 on Thursday June 01, 2023 @05:35PM (#36157695)

Amateur level.

You need to testing for Larges, not Mediums.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by phonescreen_man on Thursday June 01, 2023 @08:00PM (#36159134)

Bah bum hahaha thank you

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by CRConrad on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @04:37PM (#36233192)

ObGroan: Guh-rrrooaannn!

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by tomcam on Thursday June 01, 2023 @03:38PM (#36156274)

Same. I'd forgotten about it. For me this happened around 1970.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by meindnoch on Thursday June 01, 2023 @03:44PM (#36156360)

That was the first test. Those who responded went on to the next level, which is goat staring.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by throw74775 on Thursday June 01, 2023 @04:15PM (#36156752)

> I've dug into local records and still to this day don't conclusively know what that was all about.

Do you have episodes of unexplainable lost-time? Maybe try setting up a surveillance camera at home so you can see when they activate you.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by willismichael on Thursday June 01, 2023 @04:45PM (#36157094)

There's no way that would work. Any security camera that you can set up is already back-doored.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by smegger001 on Thursday June 01, 2023 @06:55PM (#36158557)

only if its networked.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by CRConrad on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @04:38PM (#36233207)

Naah. It's built-in at the camera factory.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by throw74775 on Thursday June 01, 2023 @07:37PM (#36158934)

For this kind of thing, an old closed circuit analog camera with VHS tapes is best.

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by Spooky23 on Thursday June 01, 2023 @04:26PM (#36156878)

Were you in NYC by chance?

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by adamrezich on Thursday June 01, 2023 @05:12PM (#36157408)

nope—SD

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by MichaelZuo on Saturday June 03, 2023 @02:20PM (#36179126)

Was it part of an entry test for one of those 'genius' programs?

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by nemo1618 on Thursday June 01, 2023 @05:26PM (#36157558)

I've seen these programs discussed on 4chan and reddit -- try "GATE conspiracy"

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Re:Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op? by adamrezich on Thursday June 01, 2023 @05:28PM (#36157589)

I've seen those threads too, years after I made the connection myself (by playing The World Ends With You and seeing the Zener card symbols on the top screen, before I knew what they were).

some of the things listed there apply to my experience, and others don't. the whole thing leaves me with more questions than answers.

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