> He doesn't want to hear what makes him happy, he wants to hear the facts. This is almost certainly not true (or he probably couldn't let anyone through accor

> He doesn't want to hear what makes him happy, he wants to hear the facts. This is almost certainly not true (or he probably couldn't let anyone through according to protocol). They often just want to hear the right words spoken at the right times. See the top comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11877590 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11877590) as a blatant (but positive) example of this.