• [Stupid is good, but lying is not.

Suppose I say “it’s Y” when the fact is X.

  • Idiots if they assume that “the fact is Y.”
  • Lying if you know “the fact is X” and knowingly say something different

when the fact is X.

  • Suppose someone who believes “the fact is Y” says “the fact is X.”
    • This is an idiot lying, and as it turns out, it was true, but it’s not forgivable.

Is the act of saying Y when you know the fact is X, when it would be better to say Y, a lie?

  • I think it’s a lie, but we’ll see.
    • [Truth is the best policy in the long run.
  • Better to say Y” is a personal interpretation, and there’s no guarantee that it’s correct.
  • I have good intentions, but I’m trying to do Strategic Operations.
  • The problem is that there is a consensus that “lying is a bad thing” and “what is a lie” varies from person to person.
    • Someone is going to think “of course we should do it” on this one as well.
    • Such people, on the other hand, can’t accept being told that this is a kind of lie.
    • Those people think they’re doing something good.
      • That “good” is based on personal subjectivity.
      • It clashes with the idea that “it’s better to share the facts as they are, even if it makes waves in the short term.”

Is it a lie if someone who knows the fact is X doesn’t point out when they see someone who thinks the fact is Y?

  • This must be another lie.
  • If you don’t realize someone is mistaken, or if you saw it but tried to point it out later and forgot all about it, you’re an idiot.

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