Re:The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty (2017)
by computerex on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:27AM
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Completely agree. Working in a corporate environment, people tend to shy away from any type of negativity or conflict, at all. Being blunt and direct is viewed negatively. I have been told by mentors that I'm too direct and to the point as a critique, which is something I didn't know was even possible.
It's incredible. But I have had to train myself to add "fluff" and language to "soften" what I am trying to communicate.
Re:The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty (2017)
by EliRivers on Sunday May 05, 2019 @10:20AM
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Did you see this as a failing on your part - you just didn't notice how the majority of the humans around you operate - or a failing on the part of those other humans?
Re:The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty (2017)
by computerex on Sunday May 05, 2019 @11:21AM
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I see it as a failure on my part, certainly not everyone else.
That would be unreasonable. My personal preferred mode of communication is direct and to the point, but I guess most people are not like that.
This implies that honesty is the "norm". I disagree. IMO social etiquette dictates a tremendous amount of "everyday dishonesty" "white micro-lies", and even just not engaging in those (i.e. not "being actively honest", but already just "not being actively dishonest") breaks social norms in a noticeable way.