When will we be tired of lying?
Lying is the core value of our society. The brightest, most creative minds in our society are liars. Paid liars. I’m talking about advertising people (not all of them). Political writers (not all of them). Sales executives (not all of them). In fact, at the heart of all transactions is a core of lying. The more margin, the bigger the lie somewhere back along the transaction chain. What we can get away with without getting called on it. Pushing the limit of the truth to maximise advantage or profit.
Since when is pushing the limit of the truth not lying? A little lie is not as bad as a big lie, I guess. But the big lie is more readily accepted. And more profitable. Everyday hundreds of millions of people buy into big lies. They do so because some smart person had the guts to tell a really big lie and get paid a lot of money for doing it.
I’m tired of it. And if you need me to provide you with examples, you are not paying attention.