This is precisely why I went into programming in the first place. A computer doesn't have feelings. It doesn't lie to me, I don't have to lie to it. It will

This is precisely why I went into programming in the first place. A computer doesn't have feelings. It doesn't lie to me, I don't have to lie to it. It will do exactly what I ask it to do without fail, though I regularly ask it to do the wrong thing. They are completely and totally predictable. People, on the other hand are emotional and mostly stupid (even the smart ones). They are going to lie to you, even if unintentionally, and you're required to lie to them in return. The person you're meeting might have had their family pet die last night and will react to you in completely irrational ways. It's no wonder why when your job is to deal primarily with emotionless computers all day that it's tricky to then context switch back to lying and walking on eggshells.