I don't have a problem with lies.
- you are a doctor, and your patient is about to die a horrendously painful death. But you know that if you tell him this, the placebo effect will make the pain even worse. He asks you what his prognosis is, and you say: 'Horrible death. Unbearable pain.'
But my doctor has to stay professional and not try to guess whether or not I'd like him to bullshit me. It's kind of a big deal. That one convenience will have to go.
- you are playing texas hold'em with some friends. You bet five dollars before the flop with two clubs, hoping for a flush, and you got one club in the flop. You go all in hoping to get two more clubs on the river, but with the final card down, there are only four, and your hand is an 8 high. Rather than deceive your opponents, you fold, losing all your money. Everyone laughs at your inept play.
This is interesting. I haven't thought of how to interpret it.
It's not
that interesting is it? It's basically consent. It's friends coming together to bullshit each other a little, because it's good fun. Not that unlike how you shouldn't punch people in the face, as a general thing, but in a boxing match it's all right.