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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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Misinformation on purpose is a predatory act. You abuse the power of knowledge and instead of physically "weak", you prey on the intellectually "weak". (lemmy.world)
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From the perspective of knowledge equals power, intentional misinformation, no matter by whom, could be regarded as abuse of power.

More people should educate those knowing less instead of ridiculing their ignorance. (Given the "knowing" really "know", but that's another topic.)

Edit: Intentional misinformation meaning posting and spreading "fake news", willfully publishing or sharing false information through media of any kind, as organization or individual, not merely everyday lyingy which is sth different.

Edit 2: Apparently it's "misinformation" not "disinformation" sorry.

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[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So if someone asks “how are you doing” on the street you answer truthfully? If someone cooks you a meal do you tell them it wasn’t good?

A lie by omission I still count. If you know what answer is the truth and you don’t say it in order to not share the truth, that’s deceitful .

All my opinion of course, well not mine I also read it in a book somewhere along the line.

[–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

I have no issue telling people I'm not doing good if that is the truth. The meal example I can't say. Telling the truth there would be the right thing to do according to my principles but a situation like that almost never occurs - at least it hasn't for me over the past 7 years or so. Therefor I can't say that I absolutely would.

However, I've answered truthfully to even more uncomfortable questions than that in the past - regarding people's appearance for example - so from that perspective I see no reason why I wouldn't.

I'm unsure how I feel about a lie by omission. For me the point has always been not to actively deceive people by telling them something that's not true. I'm not obligated to tell everything that's on my mind. I can also just say that I don't want to answer. However if I evade answering the thing they are asking by dancing around it then that would count as deception.

Would you want to be lied to if your guest didn't like the food you served to them at all?