It seems that whenever lying is being discussed people are quick to come up with justifications for why it’s okay in certain situations, the classic one being that you were served food that you didn’t like but when asked said that you did.
This seems to assume that the other people in fact would have preferred the lie over the truth. So I ask: when do you yourself prefer the lie?
Hmm I really had to think hard about an example bc I would almost always prefer to be told the truth, e.g. if I had an incurable illness (I’ve seen my grandmother being lied to about her prognosis and it felt so disrespectful) or if I messed up something.
The only exception I could come up with is if it’s like in a workplace meeting a question of “what do you think?” and the true answer would be like “that you’re a bloody idiot” or “sorry I was just thinking of how hard I’m gonna fuck my partner tonight” or similar 😂
“I don’t agree” and “Sorry, I was thinking of something else” are perfectly fine and not lies.
Lying would still be a bit pointless as you could also just say that you wish not to tell.