Classic pickpocketing relies on a setup: a bump, a spilled drink, a sudden commotion: something that captures attention just long enough for the actual theft to happen unnoticed. It works because attention is a limited resource, and a skilled operator knows exactly how to redirect it.
The same principle shows up constantly in social engineering. A flurry of urgent, distracting messages right before the one that actually matters, a chaotic or emotionally charged pretext designed to short-circuit careful thinking: the mechanism is identical, just moved online.
Recognising priming as a deliberate tactic, not just bad luck or a busy day, is what makes it possible to catch. The question worth asking in a high-pressure moment isn't just "is this real", it's "why am I being rushed right now."
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