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> falsely

Nothing about those answers are false. It's a truthful answer designed to promote good will, not a lie. It's called having social skills.

His inability to play this game got him a stinging insult in front of a bunch of the execs' peers. Way to go dude. I'm just offering advice on how to avoid getting socially "stung", not on how to live your life in general.

> ability to learn anything yourself

I agree, I majored in economics and I'm a search engineer making over 200k. My degree is nearly worthless to me.

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You're right, they're not false statements.

Maybe it's just that I don't feel lacking a degree is something to be ashamed of or glossed over. It's easy to get defensive when something you do is outside the norm and you get called out for it.