> in an environment full of scams, you get run out of business for being honest because you have a hard time competing with the scammers. This effect was reall

> in an environment full of scams, you get run out of business for being honest because you have a hard time competing with the scammers. This effect was really well illustrated for me Golden Sun (Red Rising saga book #2) by Pierce Brown. The protagonist is telling an older general about how he isn't worried about a scheming snake oil politician type and is corrected about why they are dangerous. Because "Liars make the best promises." > “Pliny is a leech,” I say. “A liar as much as you’re an honest man.” “And that makes him dangerous. Liars make the best promises.”