I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commodity, my name is no longer my own. I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker feels commodified and uses lying in interviews as a form of reverse psychology to control the narrative.
- In plain terms
- I lie in interviews because I feel like a product and hope they print the truth anyway.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes withholding truth is a strategy to manage public perception.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle public scrutiny?
- Is it okay to lie to protect privacy?
Another view
Lying can damage trust if discovered.
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