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100% agree, tact does not require dishonesty. At the same time, honesty does not require saying everything you think to everyone within earshot. Brutal honesty:
by yCombLinks 5y ago
100% agree, tact does not require dishonesty. At the same time, honesty does not require saying everything you think to everyone within earshot. Brutal honesty: Your eyebrows look awful shaved off. Tact : Those eyebrows are very unique. Dishonesty : Your eyebrows look great shaved off.
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- Kluny 5y agoSlight disagreement - tact is not mentioning the eyebrows at all. That way you're not being even slightly false. "Those eyebrows look very unique" reads as passive aggression.
- yCombLinks 5y agoHa, that's true, I was thinking in the context of if they asked what is the most tactful response
- nkingsy 5y ago“Those eyebrows are tickling my brain’s facial recognition systems” would be my mindful take on the thought, though yeah, unless you’re asked...
- z3ncyberpunk 5y agoCongratulations after all those mental gymnastics now you just sound like a robot.