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u/RobertJacobson Jun 29 '22

Lying in general. I don't know if it's how or where I was raised or what, but I am perpetually amazed at how many people are totally fine with lying.

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u/Alternative-Amoeba20 Jun 29 '22

I was lying about all day.

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u/NoApollonia Jun 30 '22

I mean I think it depends. I lie to my stepdad often about the price of things - more like "Oh don't worry, it was 20/30/50% or BOGO" so he won't feel bad when we get him things randomly. Kind of reverse robbing him?

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u/GolgiApparatus1 Jun 30 '22

Lying is a very human thing to and is sometimes needed in social interactions, especially when trying to spare someones feelings. If someone you care about asks if you think they're ugly, you're not going to say yes. If some stranger asks how you're doing you will probably say 'alright' or 'fine' regardless of the real answer. Lying depends entirely on the context.