This is extremely common among young teens, who are struggling to get accepted and see lying as a quick workaround. I think of it as a crutch for easing the gro

This is extremely common among young teens, who are struggling to get accepted and see lying as a quick workaround. I think of it as a crutch for easing the growing pains, something that is abandoned as one matures because it becomes less gratifying. Kids have lied in all generations to gain respect, the Internet only makes it easier to lie to strangers. There's a problem underneath when lying stays in adulthood, though.