I would like to think that this is good advice, but I can't truly believe it because in many situations where the power dynamic is unequal, the rewards are grea

I would like to think that this is good advice, but I can't truly believe it because in many situations where the power dynamic is unequal, the rewards are greater for one person and the risks mostly go the other way. This decision of how open to be depends on how much risk you can tolerate for your survival (here, survival in a job, or a career or field, but sometimes actual survival.) It isn't necessarily about lying but about how open you are willing to be in a situation.