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by 1vuio0pswjnm7 1313 days ago
"Eg. I'd never lie in court for my acquaintances, but I have for my friends."

You have lied in court. Is this correct. How do we know you are telling us the truth.

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That’s the neat part: You don’t!

But: It’s not hard to say „no, I have never seen him doing drugs“ or whatever.

Don’t expect everyone to say the truth just because game theory suggests to optimize for individual rather than mutual reward.

Just assume everyone always lies on the internet