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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lem states that people want to be deceived, so they are deceived.
- In plain terms
- People wish to be tricked so they get tricked.
- What can you take from it?
- A willingness to be fooled makes deception easy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people want to be deceived?
- Is ignorance preferred?
Another view
People sometimes desire truth even when they act otherwise.
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