Don't know why, but I've often thought about lying.
Not a specific act, but the concept itself. In particular, one question has percolated in my head over the years; What is the most effective kind of lie.
I've come up with many answers, lies that contain a hint of truth, lies that are mostly true, lies that are 100% true, but imply falsehood... (you may notice a pattern, lol)
All good answers, but there's one particular genre of lie that beats them all:
The lie you tell yourself.
Think about it folks, who can lie to you more effectively, more enticingly, who knows what you want to hear to believe something better than you yourself?
Obviously self deception is dangerous in and of itself, but once you've convinced yourself of a falsehood, it becomes easier to convince others, because the sincerity of your words compels others to believe what you say is true.
Something to chew on.
nah, lmao.
This goes back to the early to thousands for me.
...plus over the last 8 years, i've started paying attention to politics, so that might play a role.😁
Politics will definitely increase that jaded feeling
Not exactly what I mean, but when you absorb a lot of political content, the concept of lies and deception is definitely on your mind, and I guess my brain just started to get curious about it.
aside from the morality of it, the concept is definitely fascinating to scrutinize.