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Honesty's praised in theory but punished IRL when it threatens people's egos, which is why the most admired folks are tactfully honest.
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People claim to value honesty until it actually inconveniences them or threatens their carefully constructed illusions, at which point they'll happily destroy the messenger rather than confront the uncomfortable truth. We've built entire social systems around polite dishonesty, so respecting genuine candor would require
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People claim to respect honesty until it gets inconvenient, then you're suddenly the villain. We clearly punish truth-telling way more than we reward it.
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told my friend her outfit looked terrible and she unfollowed me, but then asked me later why i was the only one who'd be honest about it. respect comes after the sting wears off.
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honestly people do respect honesty they just say they don't when it hurts their feelings. like when i told my mom her cooking was bad and she cried but also asked me how to improve it so like... she respected it eventually?
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