u/Scoopity_scoopp wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
This can work both ways. Either crash and burn or you learn on the job and make it through. Some people lie their way to the top and end up just fine unfortunately lol. Saying they all fail is the same thing as poor people saying ALL wealthy people are unhappy
u/michaelnovati replied ·
I mean I'm sure some people get by and are edge cases. But my argument was moral and not fact based.
Even if you are absurdly successful and surrounded by a beautiful family in a giant mansion on your death bed.... you'll leave the world knowing your legacy was built on lies and those people might never know their own lives are built on lies.
No one is perfect and we are all flawed, and I'm saying that as an extreme thought experiment.
Point being - you decide who you want to be and how you want to do but understand and reflect on how you are doing it and what the impact is in the bigger picture. If you choose to lie, knowing the consequences on the world around you can help you adjust and maybe even make up for it down the road.
"Nice guys finish last" is also a saying, so it's not so simple.