Re:Never Write Your Own Database (2017)
by hutzlibu on Saturday May 05, 2018 @12:06PM
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But to a potentiell hostile stranger it is better to lie, than to tell the truth.
More extreme examples come to my mind, with active agressor wanting to know something, where it is smarter to fool the enemy, than to tell the truth. "I don't knoe the code instead of "I am no allowed to tell".
But besides, most kids learned to lie pretty well, to circumvent various restrictions - and learning from the adults who tell them no to lie, but do it by themselves.
I am in favor of leading by example. If I am lying, how can I possible demand it from kids, to do otherwise? When they find out, they loose confidence in me. But when I tell them to only lie in extreme situations to "enemys" and act accordingly, they are much more likely to become truthful by default as well.
But besides, most kids learned to lie pretty well, to circumvent various restrictions - and learning from the adults who tell them no to lie, but do it by themselves.
I am in favor of leading by example. If I am lying, how can I possible demand it from kids, to do otherwise? When they find out, they loose confidence in me. But when I tell them to only lie in extreme situations to "enemys" and act accordingly, they are much more likely to become truthful by default as well.