If a person uses deception to gain something, is it really a win?
What it says to me is that they have no confidence in achieving it by being real.
This win would be hollow at best.
This win would be hollow at best.
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CheshireCatalyst · 41-45, M
I love this question.
There are some competitions where using deception is part of the challenge. Negotiation, chess, football. It's inherent.
But in life? I think it's abhorrent to deceive people to get what you want, yet there's a whole section of society (the right wing conmen who are stealing our world) who see it as a hack, a shortcut, they think they can see the matrix and the rest of us are stupid for being honest.
They think they're Vikings sailing to pillage foreign shores, walking into a church and finding no guards, no locks, just faith that nobody would defile the sanctity of holy ground. They're laughing at us as we insist they tell the truth, and they're thinking "Why would I? I've not faced any negative consequences for the lies!"
There are some competitions where using deception is part of the challenge. Negotiation, chess, football. It's inherent.
But in life? I think it's abhorrent to deceive people to get what you want, yet there's a whole section of society (the right wing conmen who are stealing our world) who see it as a hack, a shortcut, they think they can see the matrix and the rest of us are stupid for being honest.
They think they're Vikings sailing to pillage foreign shores, walking into a church and finding no guards, no locks, just faith that nobody would defile the sanctity of holy ground. They're laughing at us as we insist they tell the truth, and they're thinking "Why would I? I've not faced any negative consequences for the lies!"
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@CheshireCatalyst I'm getting chills. It's like you read my mind...almost word for word.
CheshireCatalyst · 41-45, M
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@CheshireCatalyst Well, in life I use deception on authority figures when it's necessary. There aren't a lot of options where there's a big power imbalance like that, and it's not like they have a problem being deceptive to me.
CheshireCatalyst · 41-45, M
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@CheshireCatalyst Ah I see. I've been thinking along those lines but I picked up different things from different articles and somehow linked it all into something very similar to yours.
Then there is a Netflix show - What If - that raises a lot of such questions.
Then there is a Netflix show - What If - that raises a lot of such questions.
CheshireCatalyst · 41-45, M
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@CheshireCatalyst I think you'll really like it. :)
CheshireCatalyst · 41-45, M
Spoiledbrat · F
What if you’ve been deceived by someone and cut that someone’s throat as a result? @CheshireCatalyst
Spoiledbrat · F
Is all okay? @CheshireCatalyst
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@CheshireCatalyst The one with Renee Zellweger.