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> you have to keep track of your lies, otherwise you might slip up and get caught I wish that were the case, but it isn't. There are many other strategies for

> you have to keep track of your lies, otherwise you might slip up and get caught I wish that were the case, but it isn't. There are many other strategies for avoiding the negative consequences of lying that scale better. Society is really, really bad at holding liars accountable. Just look at President Trump -- or a couple of rungs up your corporate hierarchy.

chongli 8y ago
It's different for Trump. He's clearly got a personality disorder within the dark triad. He doesn't seem to care how many times he gets caught lying. I'm talking about generally honest, regular people occasionally lying for the sake of convenience or discomfort. Telling lies to get out of an invitation to visit with a relative you don't like, for example. Say your annoying uncle invites you for dinner and you tell him you're sick, then later he catches you at the driving range. Basically the sorts of things you see on Curb [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm