Can You Persuade Tesla Terrorists? ft. Luigi Mangione & Unhumans Book — Daily Persuasion Ep. 190

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What if there are people you can’t persuade—not because you’re doing it wrong, but because they’re unpersuadable?

In Episode 190 of Daily Persuasion, titled “Can You Persuade Tesla Terrorists? ft. Luigi Mangione & Unhumans Book,” Joshua Lisec explores the limits of influence. If you’ve ever tried to reason with someone drunk on outrage porn, high on moral superiority, or addicted to doomscrolling fear porn, you’ve felt it: the wall. This episode is about that wall—and whether it’s worth your energy trying to break through it.

Using the bizarre, disturbing story of Luigi Mangione, his alleged connection to bioterrorism-style protests, and the strange rise of what Lisec calls “Tesla terrorists,” this episode unpacks a key question: how do you know who can be persuaded—and who can't? And what does it mean when someone’s worldview collapses and they double down, not step back?

Drawing from the psychological insights of the classic book When Prophecy Fails, Lisec makes a case that some people don’t want truth—they want prophecy. They’re so embedded in narratives shaped by the Mary Sue trope, identity politics, and one-dimensional media scripts that when reality contradicts their beliefs, they malfunction. They don't seek positive change—they crave confirmation.

This is where Lisec’s hypnosis filter comes in. As a certified hypnotist and master of persuasion psychology, Lisec explains the three types of people who cannot be hypnotized to improve their lives—and why that insight matters for anyone trying to persuade someone to do something, shift opinions, or resolve conflict.

In this episode, Lisec masterfully weaves together:
• The shocking recent events surrounding Luigi Mangione and protests targeting Elon Musk.
• The psychological fallout of “when prophecy fails” and how cognitive dissonance fuels extreme behavior.
• The core ideas of his Unhumans book, including the manipulation tactics of those who trade in fear porn, guilt, and shame to control public discourse.
• Real persuasion examples drawn from politics, media, and everyday life, showing how some people are impervious to truth.
• The role of persuasion techniques, not just in winning arguments—but in protecting your energy from the unpersuadable.

Are some people simply addicted to being outraged? Are their worldviews so fragile that truth itself becomes the enemy? When Lisec shows images of Elon Musk at Holocaust memorials being called a Nazi by the same people chanting “never again,” we’re reminded: some minds aren’t just made up—they’re locked down.

If you’ve ever wondered why logic doesn’t work on some people—why showing evidence or compassion just enrages them more—this episode is your roadmap. It blends persuasive techniques, modern hypnosis insights, and the unsettling reality of unhuman behavior that stems not from disagreement, but dehumanization.

Lisec also connects this to examples of persuasion in advertising, showing how the media uses fear and outrage as marketing tactics—and how those same emotional hooks are used in personal relationships. Learn how to spot it, avoid it, and filter your audience so you're persuading those who are actually suggestible to positive change.

🔥 Can You Persuade Tesla Terrorists? isn’t just a provocative question—it’s a lens through which you’ll learn who’s worth persuading, and who’s worth letting go.
📚 If you’ve read Lisec’s Unhumans book, you’ll recognize the themes of depersonalization, mind control, and the loss of empathy that turn formerly reasonable people into NPCs chanting slogans and justifying violence.
💡 Whether you're a business leader, writer, parent, or influencer, you’ll walk away with clarity: how to persuade someone to do something—and how to tell when it’s time to stop trying.

Watch now. Learn the persuasion techniques that work—and discover who they don’t work on. Because some people are so hypnotized by rage, the only way forward is to walk around them.

This is Daily Persuasion with Joshua Lisec, Episode 190. And it might just save you from wasting the next ten years of your life.