Pathological Lying: Theoretical and Empirical Support for a Diagnostic Entity

Re:Pathological Lying: Theoretical and Empirical Support for... by qmmmur on Monday August 17, 2020 @10:38AM (#24187700)

I understand nuance in communication, but its so obviously a lie when a business says they care about you, you are their most priviledged customer etc, etc. They are literally baseless claims that dress up awkward scenarios. They are lies, but people accept them as part of the process.

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Re:Pathological Lying: Theoretical and Empirical Support for... by mrandish on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:03PM (#24192747)

> but people accept them as part of the process.

But that context matters because if it's both accepted and expected to the extent no one would make any material decision based on it, then there's no material intent to deceive, much less expected or actual harm.

I do agree that such meaningless platitudes are better left unsaid as they's just a waste of time.

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