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@joshsusser@autistics.life @KatyElphinstone@mas.to There might be a cultural aspect as well, as to how much exaggeration - shades of lying - is normal and generally tolerated. Some cultures have a stronger expectation that "one's word is one's bond". IMHO, it's typically the older-world, medieval, clan-style, "tight" cultures, where reputation matters a lot more. There's no rule of law to save one, only one's posse who's going to watch one's back. So one's "word" (and neighbourhood reputation) takes on more gravity. "Rule-of-law" cultures might allow increasingly more shades of lying. After all, it will shake out in the courtroom, who's embellished version of the truth is "officially" true, should it ever come to that. Under these conditions, it may allow people to go on ahead and bullshit as much as they like, knowing where the dotted line is, so to speak, at least keeping out of the courtroom.