by DanWright » December 5th, 2014, 8:45 pm
I think this would depend on the listeners preferences, and how he/she processes information. For a lot of people it seems, including myself, there's an appeal to the idea of being changed from an old state of 'self' to a new state, and the knowledge/awareness of that transformation enriches the experience. For others all that's desired is the end effect, without the notion of a psychological shift.
But as to your question, I certainly think it could work if done right, though I imagine on average more results can be gotten with the approach of a gradual change, since these things tend to take some time to take effect.
Take the Curse Forced Gay file for example: most people I would think would find it much more believable that the file, through multiple listens, is gradually stripping away a listeners heterosexuality, than that the file makes the listener gay immediately and makes him realize that he's always been gay, simply because the listener knows better, since after all he's attracted to women right now and is listening because he wants to only be attracted to men. It'll take him out of trance because it contradicts what he already knows to be true.
That's my layman's take on the issue. PM me if you have any further discussion in mind :)
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