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A disappointing part of adult life is how often "just lie" is the best advice.

• denton-scratch 3y ago
  I don't think it's the "best advice". The problem with lies is that one lie begets another, and you end up trying to defend a whole bunch of lies that don't necessarily weave together coherently. I guess I have low appetite for risk. "Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practise to deceive."
  • antisthenes 3y ago
    The lie only has to last long enough for people to forget about it.