ChristianKl comments on White Lies - Less Wrong

38 Post author: ChrisHallquist 08 February 2014 01:20AM

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Comment author: ChristianKl 09 February 2014 12:11:53AM 6 points [-]

Not really my business, but a reaction like this may give people an incentive to lie to you.

I think that reaction is walking her talk. She could have changed her preference for inviting him over for dinner silently. Being truthful about her position is an example of being radically honest.

Comment author: David_Gerard 10 February 2014 08:26:03AM 3 points [-]

That doesn't, however, make the response incorrect.

Comment author: ChristianKl 10 February 2014 11:54:21AM 0 points [-]

It depends on her reputation for being good at detecting when people lie to her.

If she has a reputation for being good at it and openly makes it known that she punishes people for lying to her, people will less likely lie to her. She only has a problem if people believe that she can't effectively punish people for lying to her because she doesn't spot the lies.