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by jjoonathan 2677 days ago
> you have to keep track of your lies, otherwise you might slip up and get caught

I wish that were the case, but it isn't. There are many other strategies for avoiding the negative consequences of lying that scale better. Society is really, really bad at holding liars accountable. Just look at President Trump -- or a couple of rungs up your corporate hierarchy.