In some ways, the creation of LinkedIn was inevitable. So much of social media is all about self-promotion, and it is an important part of most careers. Most of it also sucks, so from the very start, the social network for professionals was going to be a race as to who could be the cringiest …
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‘If you’re not lying, you’re not trying’: Former tech recruiter reveals higher ups would rather hire convincing liars than technologically experienced job applicants
Just because some guy said, «Thou shalt not lie» in a book one time doesn’t mean that you’re going to listen to him. After all, there’s something to be said for stretching the truth, especially when you’re trying a job. Let’s be 100% real for one teeny tiny second…is there anyone alive who has never …
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The Biggest Lies in Human History, According to Straight Shooters on Reddit
I feel like most people would agree with me when I say that not all lies are bad. Sometimes we need a little light fibbing to spare somebody’s feelings, or to make things run more smoothly. Also, every time we exaggerate we’re telling a type of lie, technically speaking. However, some lies are more nefarious …
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15+ Hilarious Times Twitter’s Community Notes Feature Humbled Egregious Liars
If you regularly visit this site, you will be more than aware that the app we aren’t supposed to be calling Twitter any more has undergone numerous massive changes over the past few months. The whole thing has turned into a game of ‘what vanity project and/or desperate profit-chasing incentive will Elon Musk introduce next?’. …
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Urban Legends That Need to Die ASAP, According to Reddit
Urban legends have been around since, well, time immemorial. They spread like wildfire, and are somehow accepted as fact by multiple generations. While fascinating (and sometimes even completely silly), many urban legends are firmly rooted in fallacy. We’re not talking about the small-town rumors of high school heroes. We’re talking widely accepted and distributed tales …
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Dumb & Dubious Posts About Things That Definitely Happened
We all lie sometimes. When we have the opportunity to make ourselves look more interesting by stretching the truth, we may as well take it (and deal with the consequences later). The human circus that is the internet has only worsened our tendency to fib, and made it a thousand times more attention seeking, too. …
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Cringey People Who Were ‘Just Kidding’ and ‘Totally Didn’t Mean To’
It can be pretty tempting to save face with a lie after experiencing humiliation from something as harrowing as getting rejected by a crush. ‘Omg, someone stole my phone and texted that to you as a joke, that totally wasn’t me. I would never ask you out lol.’ The problem is, people aren’t as stupid …
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20+ Embarrassing Liars and Their Incredibly Fake Accidents
After the influx of weirdo Twitter moms claiming their children have written theses on politics, philosophy, and the greater good, one would think people would be a little more careful about lying on the internet. But. Then one would be dead wrong. There are apparently tons of people who are willing to lie about «accidents» …
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The Most Questionable Takes From TikTok This Week (May 2, 2023)
Perhaps one of the worst manifestations of TikTok is that it serves the same function for Gen Z that Facebook does for Boomers. It’s an app that they’re addicted to where many will believe almost anything you tell them if you spoon feed it in an authoritative enough way. If misinformation on the internet was …
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Satisfying Times People Were Called Out For Their Bald-Faced Lies
Despite our negative outlook and potent pessimism, there are actually things that we enjoy in this world. There’s raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens. We’re into bright copper kettles and warm, woolen mittens. We can really get behind brown paper packages tied up with string. But most of all, we love watching lying pieces …
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