• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    I’m autistic and lying is always an option for me too. I’m extremely good at it. I just don’t do it, because it’s wrong and harmful.

    • snooggums@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Isn’t it annoying that the majority of time when it is pointed out that an entire system is based on lying and misrepresentation that the excuse is either ‘that’s just how it is’ or ‘everyone does it’ as if that makes it right somehow.

      Neurotypical just seems to be going along with everyone else’s bullshit to avoid conflict.

      • MsPenguinette@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        I think when people say “it’s how it is” or “everyone does it”, it’s more of a pragmatic way to cope. End of the day, we gotta have food, shelter, and entertainment. If only shitheads lie, they’ll be the only one to be successful. One person on the bottom being honest won’t change a system with ages of momentum

        The calculus is if I value truth telling over my mortgage? Vast majority of the time, my mortgage wins.