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Interesting. I think there’s a pretty big difference between “this is my truth” and something that’s objectively true, though. And I completely agree that people can use “honesty” as a convenient little disguise for being a JERK!
But now you’ve made me curious…was that last part directed at my post specifically, or are you speaking more generally?
YESSSSSSS!!! I needed this in my life! Thanks for wrestling up some nostalgia for me!😘
I prefer honesty, even the weaponized kind which arguably isn’t totally honest, typically. I try to be honest myself, but sometimes my own lack of clarity or fear or complexities of a situation make it difficult to answer “honestly” to a question without a simple answer that I can’t begin to explain, even to myself.
@infinitesuckles 🫶🏻,
I think that’s where honesty gets really interesting. Sometimes “I don’t know” may be the most honest answer we have.
We tend to think we should have a perfectly articulated explanation for why we feel what we feel or want what we want, and sometimes we simply don’t. I can respect uncertainty. It’s pretending to be certain when you’re not that gets messy!
Lola, i was speaking in general, also in thats last part.
Exactly what i meant, the difference between personal and objective truth. Nowadays it seems like many people think objective truth is personal. And the difference is sometimes hard to tell with AI and all. AI images used on newssites, where one might expect real pictures. So truth can be manipulated.
That makes it hard to believe anything for a lot of people. Thats a big loss.@dairydaisy 🫶🏻
Thank you for clarifying. And yes, I think that loss of trust may be the bigger problem. We’ve reached a point where even seeing something with our own eyes doesn’t necessarily make it true, which is a pretty unsettling place to be.
Maybe discernment is becoming every bit as important as honesty. Knowing the truth is one thing. Knowing how to recognize it may be an entirely different skill these days.🩷
True.
One of the most important things I teach my students if how to recognize reliable information. Its concerning how much the believe what they see online, while knowing things can be manipulated. Its the algorythm. They are 8n their own bubble, same information keeps popping up and when seeing it often enough it becomes true to them.
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