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by paulryanrogers 105 days ago
> Why is it so hard to be honest and just say you were there for the money...

Because then you miss opportunities like this in which to market yourself. A kind of hedging your bets in order to get more money and/or stay out of jail if the winds change. (Jail can be expensive.)

Or it could be honest cognitive dissonance.