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Two reasons come to mind: If you can't see through bullshit, you might think others can't either, and are thus more likely to bullshit yourself. If you can't
by chmod775 6y ago
Two reasons come to mind:
If you can't see through bullshit, you might think others can't either, and are thus more likely to bullshit yourself.
If you can't see through bullshit, you may think others are actually accomplishing some of the things they claim, and will be more likely to embellish your own story to "keep up".
- djmips 6y agoI see a pattern where persuasive bullshitters surround themselves with persuasive bullshitters.
- daniellarusso 6y agoAt my work, we call it the sales team.
- spuz 6y ago> If you can't see through bullshit, you may think others are actually accomplishing some of the things they claim. The converse is probably also true. I.e. if someone tells you something that is true but you can't tell whether they are bullshitting you, you might feel more justified in bullshitting or embellishing the truth yourself.
- coffeefirst 6y agoA third: many pathological bullshitters don't even realize they're making stuff up.