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The title is clickbait in the sense that it suggests that we should expect this person to be super honest, and instead they were found to be dishonest. On the

The title is clickbait in the sense that it suggests that we should expect this person to be super honest, and instead they were found to be dishonest. On the contrary, I think we should expect them to be dishonest, and they are. They literally have a book named “Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life”, what did you expect? Of course they're dishonest.

rdlw 3y ago
Yes, the title is clickbait because you're smarter than everyone else and so are not surprised.
- hsjqllzlfkf 3y ago
  Being surprised that an expert in dishonesty is dishonest is like being surprised that a lot of pyromaniacs become firemen or that a lot of pedos become teachers and priests - it's something they spend a lot of time doing and thinking about, it makes sense that they'd want to do it for a job if they can. No, I don't think spotting this pattern makes me smarter than everyone else.
  - xdavidliu 3y ago
    do experts in criminals commit crimes? Are experts in autism autistic? Are experts in military history bellicose?
    - hsjqllzlfkf 3y ago
      "are" betrays a very black and white view of the world. I think they're all overrepresented, yes.
      - xdavidliu 3y ago
        you're implying that an expert in criminology is more likely than non-experts in criminology to commit crimes, and similarly "more likely" for the other two examples?
- xdavidliu 3y ago
  Someone needs to categorize the various types of comments intended solely to increase the commenter's serotonin levels. Here's more that I see all the time: - "That's not how X works." <comment ends with no explanation> - "Anyone back in ___ who was paying even the slightest attention could have seen that ___ was going to happen." - "This subreddit / board / field has gone to sh_t"
carlmr 3y ago
After all, how can you be an expert on something without experience?
mupuff1234 3y ago
The title accurately represents what happened, wouldn't call that clickbait. The story is just entertaining.
yMEyUyNE1 3y ago
A Clear case of "Practicing what you preach" and "Use your expertise".

rdlw 3y ago

Yes, the title is clickbait because you're smarter than everyone else and so are not surprised.

hsjqllzlfkf 3y ago
Being surprised that an expert in dishonesty is dishonest is like being surprised that a lot of pyromaniacs become firemen or that a lot of pedos become teachers and priests - it's something they spend a lot of time doing and thinking about, it makes sense that they'd want to do it for a job if they can. No, I don't think spotting this pattern makes me smarter than everyone else.
- xdavidliu 3y ago
  do experts in criminals commit crimes? Are experts in autism autistic? Are experts in military history bellicose?
  - hsjqllzlfkf 3y ago
    "are" betrays a very black and white view of the world. I think they're all overrepresented, yes.
    - xdavidliu 3y ago
      you're implying that an expert in criminology is more likely than non-experts in criminology to commit crimes, and similarly "more likely" for the other two examples?
xdavidliu 3y ago
Someone needs to categorize the various types of comments intended solely to increase the commenter's serotonin levels. Here's more that I see all the time: - "That's not how X works." <comment ends with no explanation> - "Anyone back in ___ who was paying even the slightest attention could have seen that ___ was going to happen." - "This subreddit / board / field has gone to sh_t"

carlmr 3y ago

After all, how can you be an expert on something without experience?

mupuff1234 3y ago

The title accurately represents what happened, wouldn't call that clickbait. The story is just entertaining.

yMEyUyNE1 3y ago

A Clear case of "Practicing what you preach" and "Use your expertise".