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The primary objective in hostage negotiations is to influence the kidnapper's feelings, as they are ultimately driven by emotion rather than reason.

“the key to kidnapping negotiations are the feelings of the bad guys we're talking about feelings kidnappers feelings which drives everything doesn't matter what human endeavor it is”

Lex Fridman Podcast · Mar 2023 · 2 episodes · 3.3M views on this topic

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