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There were so many adults in the 90s that believed esp was real.
The town I grew up in had so many clout chasers and liars because until the internet became readily available, you couldn't fact check their bullshit without going to the local library.
I served on a rural fire department from 2004-2012 and both of the captains from my station believed that dowsers are legit. 90% of that town voted for the right in the last election.
Yes, those are the morons I'm talking about. Those people are still around today, just as deluded. See how many people voted for Trump?
A lot of the media at the time was very pro-"Mysticism" and things of that nature. Typically there were two characters, a true believer and a skeptic, and the skeptic was always vilified with the believer turning out right at the end. X-Files, one of the most popular shows of the 90's, ran on this.
Police used psychics to help solve murder cases and Ms. Cleo was seen as legitimate.
Were you a child in the 1990s? The police were not using psychics with any regularity as their evidence cannot be introduced in courts.
I dont think many believed a TV commercial psychic had any powers.