{"id":1172,"date":"2019-09-19T16:22:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T20:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2022-03-08T09:32:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T13:32:54","slug":"48-laws-of-power-law-19-know-who-youre-dealing-with-do-not-offend-the-wrong-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/48-laws-of-power-law-19-know-who-youre-dealing-with-do-not-offend-the-wrong-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Law 19: Know Who You&#8217;re Dealing With\u2014Do Not Offend the Wrong Person (48 Laws of Power)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of <strong>Law #19: <\/strong>Know Who You&#8217;re Dealing With\u2014Do Not Offend the Wrong Person<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different kinds of people, and each will react differently to attempts to deceive them. You need to know who you\u2019re dealing with and avoid the types who will waste your time or exact revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Principles of<\/strong> Law 19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In your quest for power, you can\u2019t treat everyone the same way. According to Law 19 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-48-laws-of-power-about\/\">48 Laws of Power<\/a>, there are many different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/three-types-of-people\/\">types of people<\/a>, and <strong>you need to be able to recognize which type you\u2019re dealing with and respond appropriately.<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are the five most dangerous types<\/strong>, most of whom you should avoid dealing with because it\u2019s either a waste of time or it will come back and bite you. With these types especially, you should know who you\u2019re dealing with.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Oversensitive and egotistical<\/strong>: Overreacts, often violently and disproportionately, to any perceived slight.<\/li><li><strong>Insecure and fragile<\/strong>: Lets hurt feelings simmer, then attacks with small cuts that eventually add up.<\/li><li><strong>Pathologically suspicious<\/strong>: Imagines everyone is after him. Like Stalin, genuinely unhinged but easy to fool. You can get him to turn against others, but take care that he doesn\u2019t target you.<\/li><li><strong>Cold and calculating<\/strong>: Doesn\u2019t show anger when offended, but calculates the right moment for revenge and waits for it. He\u2019s a snake \u2014 crush him rather than injuring him.<\/li><li><strong>Slow-witted or literal<\/strong>: Lacks the intelligence and imagination (to envision potential rewards) to fall for a scheme. You\u2019ll waste time trying to fool him. Test him by telling a joke to see if he gets it, or reacts literally. If the latter, move on to someone else.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To wield power it\u2019s essential to be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/read-people\/\">read people<\/a> and know who you\u2019re dealing with. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/when-we-dont-understand\/\">If you don\u2019t understand<\/a> your targets \u2014 choosing the wrong person or doing the wrong thing \u2014 you\u2019ll waste time at best. At worst, you bring trouble on yourself, for instance, by insulting people when you think you\u2019re flattering them, or by triggering their insecurity. This is essential to understand when following Law 19 of the 48 Laws of Power.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before dealing with someone, do your research. Never trust your instincts, or trust appearances. People can easily hide their true nature. Do not offend the wrong person.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Putting Law 19 to Work<\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are just a few of the many examples of how <em>not<\/em> to apply Law 19 of the 48 Laws of Power. These people underestimated or failed to understand their opponents. They did not follow Law 19: Know Who You&#8217;re Dealing With\u2014Do Not Offend the Wrong Person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Oversensitive and egotistical: <\/strong>A powerful shah who had a huge empire dissed Genghis Khan by ignoring his offers of an alliance, and was destroyed. His mistake was assuming that Genghis Khan was weaker than he, and he rejected his overtures with insults. Khan turned out to be both sensitive to insults and extremely powerful.<\/li><li><strong>Oversensitive and egotistical: <\/strong>In 1910 there was a con artist ring operating out of Denver, led by Joe Furey. Furey suckered a Texas rancher into giving up a fortune. But unlike most suckers in Furey\u2019s experience, he didn\u2019t just slink away quietly in embarrassment. He set out to take down Furey and the entire con artist ring, a feat that took him five years and great expense. Furey didn\u2019t understand that he was dealing with an insecure man who wouldn\u2019t tolerate offense.<\/li><li><strong>Literal<\/strong>: Because he was a simple man who took things literally, Henry Ford stymied a consortium of art dealers who tried to sell him a collection of 1,000 paintings. To whet his appetite for the works, the dealers created a beautiful book of the paintings, which they presented to Ford as a gift. His response was to question why he should buy the paintings, when he had a book that depicted them so beautifully. Because the dealers hadn\u2019t done their homework, they wasted their time and money dealing with an immovable target.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exceptions to Law 19<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are there any exceptions to Law 19 of the 48 Laws of Power? Should you ever <em>not<\/em> know who you&#8217;re dealing with? No. There\u2019s no exception to the need to understand people before you deal with them.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview of Law #19: Know Who You&#8217;re Dealing With\u2014Do Not Offend the Wrong Person&nbsp; There are many different kinds of people, and each will react differently to attempts to deceive them. 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