I wonder if it's that simple. In terms of epistemology, not all information falls into pure true and false values. Sometimes the truth is fuzzy. In terms of p

I wonder if it's that simple. In terms of epistemology, not all information falls into pure true and false values. Sometimes the truth is fuzzy. In terms of phenomenology, it's possible to have a uniquely subjective experience such that something is true for you and not for others. (Maybe Gordon really does get a better sear everytime he takes the steak out early, due to some hidden variable. Maybe hes falsely perceiving a perfect sear. Maybe he has different criteria of what that means) In terms of communication, language is imperfect and the true message might get lost in translation. Maybe you intended to convey sarcasm but it was perceived as authoritative. In terms of social dynamics, this resembled a reverse prisoners dilemma - cooperation is hard but ideal, meanwhile there's personal gain in bullshitting others. Further there are positive reasons to distort and omit the truth such as discretion, dignity, social cohesion. As for whether Ramsey's culinary entertainment is a positive justification, I think it's said best by the Prestige: "Now you're looking for the secret... but you wont find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled."