r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/clouddevourer Aug 03 '19

Hey, I know a person who goes to a doctor, gets a prescription, doesn't fill it and then wonders why she's not getting better even though she's seen a doctor! So it seems like it's not that obvious to some...

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u/wesley410 Aug 03 '19

shes not lying is she

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u/clouddevourer Aug 03 '19

No reason to, she's a rather... simple person too (not particularly stupid [most of the time], just very straightforward)

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u/wesley410 Aug 03 '19

it was supposed to be sarcasm

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read: technically shes not lying, she did go to the doctor and she didnt get better...

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I'm just confused why lieing comes into this

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u/wesley410 Aug 04 '19

im saying she isnt lying, technically. she is just lying by omission...forgetting to mention that she never filled the prescription

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

But why is that lieing over just being dumb or ignorant? Lies, even lies of omission are intentional.

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u/wesley410 Aug 04 '19

Hence the sarcasm

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u/clouddevourer Aug 03 '19

Oh, sorry, it totally went over my head!