It would be so amazing to learn that humans actually have psychic powers...so why has no one ever proven that they have the powers they claim?

I mean, if i was psychic and i wanted people to know that not only i but many other people really did have this kind of power to help people then i would be only too happy to prove it.
There are many large cash prizes for people who could prove psychic ability but so far no one has collected.
Many have tried but none have passed.

Hot take: seems to me that if psychic powers existed then at least one person would have proved it by now.
Instead we get people with their "powers" delivering the vital message that a father or father-figure who died young (maybe 40-75) of something to do with his head, chest or stomach and whose name contains an R, N or E wants to say that you have a CD player with dust on it and a chair with a wonky leg and that everything is going to be ok.🙄

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GeniUs · 56-60, M

I was considering writing a story based on a man who had psychic powers which he used to contact the dead etc. I questioned where this story would fail and it does, why wouldn't he use his powers to win loads of money at poker or some other game where mind reading would be a huge asset? Screwed my story up but maybe gives you an answer to where all the psychics are at...

DallasCowboysFan · 61-69, M

@GeniUs Some psychics can predict the future and others can't, but they can tell you about your current situation or any health problems. For some reason, most psychics can't or won't predict lotto numbers or horse race winners. If they could, they would not accept 50 bucks from you or me to do it and allow us to walk away with $10MN while they get enough money for a tank of gas.

GeniUs · 56-60, M

@DallasCowboysFan and that is why I don't believe psychics exist but it would make a great story if I could just come up with an idea for explaining away why they don't just use the skill to gain wealth. I'm not a fan of just hanging a lantern off it that ruins the whole story.