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But there are very few people in the world who make it their business to lie and cheat every day. Actually there are quite a lot of them.
by kafkaesq 10y ago
But there are very few people in the world who make it their business to lie and cheat every day.
Actually there are quite a lot of them.
- conistonwater 10y agoStrongly disagree, though I'm not completely certain: people use all their powers of rational thinking to convince themselves (if nobody else) that what they're doing is quite alright. So if you spot somebody lying, chances are it will show up in their reasoning if you question them about it at length—and they'll tell you about it, directly, because they've convinced themselves they're right. I think that's one way to explain why you should believe things people say about their own beliefs in interviews (while being skeptical about whether it's actually right).
- raarts 10y agoWell said. Just look at conservative estimates of the number of psychopaths and sociopaths (2%) still gives you 140 million people that lie and cheat because they have no conscience and want to manipulate people. Add some plain greed on top of that, and you'll end up with a lot of people. Grandparent is very naive.
- kafkaesq 10y agoIndeed, there's a whole host of reasons why sociopathic / psychopathic traits (such as the ability to lie credibly and manipulate others generally) enable people to ascend to positions of leadership in businesses (and hence, are represented in these ranks in higher numbers). See e.g.: http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2013/04/25/the-disturbing-link-between-psychopathy-and-leadership/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2013/04/25/the-dist...