Re:Pathological Lying: Theoretical and Empirical Support for...
by P_I_Staker on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:50PM
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Don't forget about control. Lying means you know the truth and others don't. You're the one in charge, and you can alter the fabric of reality.
I suspect there's two factors at play; one that he sometimes gets away with it, where we can't be bothered to double check, and second that he may get a little 'thrill' from lying and getting away with it, moreso than the adverse reaction from being called out on it. Mind you, that said, negative attention is also attention, so subconsciously for him it's likely a win-win.
Anyway, it's still annoying. It's not (yet) serious things, just mainly some responsibility dodging behaviour.