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- From: dfuller@portal.hq.videocart.com (Dave Fuller)
- Subject: Re: Honesty, Your word, and Trust -- a crisis?
- Message-ID: <C19ryE.39C@portal.hq.videocart.com>
- Organization: VideOcart Inc.
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- References: <JMD.93Jan22123711@lion.bear.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:11:01 GMT
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- jmd@bear.com (Josh Diamond) writes:
- :
- : [ Hey, why don't we always be honest ]
- :
-
- This is a good point. I think when we fool ourselves (workout, no smoking)
- we feel good that we at least THINK we might do it . . . so for the time
- that is all we need.
-
- The problem with the other "white lies" (i'll be at the party) is a
- multiple problem i think. This is done because people hate conflict.
- Why say "no" and have to explain why ? You can just say "yes", avoid it,
- then get excused for it later. The conflict avoidance brings on more than
- just your typical lies however. How often does somebody make you angry
- (even in the most minor sense) ? What do you do ? Do you tell them on the
- spot to stop, or go and tell somebody else how mad the person made you.
- All too often, alot of people know what is bothering somebody. It seems that
- everybody EXCEPT the person CREATING the problem is aware that it exists.
-
- The business world helps bring this on. We all know the view that is
- taken on asking your "superiors" to change the attitude they give you.
- Business seems to support "don't burn your bridges". Problem is that
- in not burning them, you have to bend over and let somebody fuck you
- pretty hard.
-
- Seems to me people are afraid to stand up for themselves because it
- isnt commonly done. They think that if they do it, the other person will
- be offended by it and cease to relate to them.
-
- Dave "it may hurt, don't say it" Fuller
- dfuller@portal.hq.videocart.com
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