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I used to work with someone that I think qualifies as either a pathological liar, con man, or deeply flawed. The most distinctive sign is that they tell blatant
by itronitron 4y ago
I used to work with someone that I think qualifies as either a pathological liar, con man, or deeply flawed. The most distinctive sign is that they tell blatant lies which serve to distract from and cover up the longer running and more subtle lies.
Point being, if someone has been telling you something and then tells you something unrelated that you can prove to be false, then you need to exert considerable mental effort to revisit the initial thing they were telling you in order to determine whether it is true.
- unsupp0rted 4y agoThis is interesting. Can you remember any examples of this kind of misdirection?
- itronitron 4y agoI can't recall any specific details, but the general gist would be akin to someone telling you that they are working on a deal with XYZ for a multi-year program and they would have told you on Thursday but their flight was delayed in Houston due to a freak snow storm. I think this tactic works because gullible people are distracted by the idea of a freak snow storm in Houston, and more critically minded people focus their bullshit detector on the 'snow storm in Houston' story instead of the 'multi-year program' story.