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

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

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?

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!

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

Amateur level.

You need to testing for Larges, not Mediums.

Bah bum hahaha thank you

ObGroan: Guh-rrrooaannn!

> 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.

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

only if its networked.

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

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

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

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.

Were you in NYC by chance?

nope—SD. but the phenomenon has been reported all over the country, as I've come to find out.

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

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