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Terry Pratchett nailed the expectations of commerce pretty well. Lies are ingrained in our business dealings and openly enforced by management. >"Zoon tribes a
by inflatableDodo 7y ago
Terry Pratchett nailed the expectations of commerce pretty well. Lies are ingrained in our business dealings and openly enforced by management.
>"Zoon tribes are very proud of their Liars. Other races get very annoyed about all this. They feel like the Zoon ought to have adopted more suitable titles, like ‘diplomat’ or ‘public relations officer.’ They feel they are poking fun of the whole thing."
- adolph 7y agoFrom Pratchett’s novel Equal Rites https://www.amazon.com/Equal-Rites-Discworld-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0062225693 https://www.amazon.com/Equal-Rites-Discworld-Terry-Pratchett...
- onion2k 7y agoAll the more amusing when you realise that Pratchett's job prior to becoming an author was as a public relations officer.
- hollander 7y agoIn Star Trek you have the Ferengi, a species known for lying. I like them because you know what you can expect. Of course I've never had to deal with Ferengi, so for me it's easy to say this... ;-)
- inflatableDodo 7y ago>Of course I've never had to deal with Ferengi, so for me it's easy to say this... ;-) You may be dealing with them more than you know. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farang