The speaker, a self-proclaimed skeptic, challenges the legitimacy of psychics by hiring 100 of them to predict his future. He expresses distrust in their abilities, referencing a psychic who predicted a public scandal and another who conducted questionable readings. Despite his skepticism, he admits to a lingering fear of their predictions coming true. The speaker then embarks on an experiment to test the psychics' consistency, questioning their varying service levels and the authenticity of their powers. He humorously critiques their practices and predictions, ultimately finding the results inconclusive and varied, with some psychics providing positive forecasts and others unable to answer his questions. The experiment seems to reinforce his skepticism but also highlights his playful curiosity about the psychic world.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The author paid 100 psychics to tell their future.
2. The author is a skeptical person and does not believe in psychics.
3. The author asked the psychics a set of questions, including "Will I ever overtake Morgz mum in subscribers?", "Will I ever hit 10 million subscribers?", and "Will I ever get huge muscles?"
4. The author received a variety of answers from the psychics, including some that contradicted each other.
5. The author calculated the percentage of psychics who predicted certain outcomes, including a 75% chance of overtaking Morgz mum and a 100% chance of getting huge muscles.
6. The author also asked psychics about their own lives, including one who claimed to be a witch and another who offered to cast a spell to make someone fall in love.
7. The author is not convinced by the psychics' predictions and remains skeptical.