I have self-reflected on this a few times. They “say” (I say that in quotes because it’s one of those “human nature” generalizations) that the average person lies approximately a hundred times a day but doesn’t notice. I was confident I don’t fit the mold but took a closer look at that just to make sure. If we’re talking about things that are strictly lies, none under average circumstances (on the average day, I don’t even speak thirty sentences), but many people have had a thing or two to say about me and semantic liberties (could use the golden compass right about now). My lack of a strong social life (not by choice, I’m not good at formulating my end of a chat) or any wealthy, famous, or powerful position probably saves me from lying anywhere near the amount of times the average person lies.
I would dare say that the vast majority of the people on Lemmy are by no means “average”. Not necessarily better or worse, but we do have biases: we seem to trend towards older IT professionals who will put up with all the website glitches, as compared to e.g. a normal tween that would not.
Example “average” lie (in my own addled mind): “Gurl puh-lease, you lookin’ MIGHTY fine right about now!” (translation: bish please, you look like a dumpster fire wrapped in bacon, insteada puttin on makeup and pounds, you need to be going to the GYM!:-P) Or at least this is my impression based on Twitter and YouTube, though tbf I don’t really look at either of them and what posts do make their way onto Lemmy (or Reddit before the collapse) may have been… slightly skewed? :-D
I have self-reflected on this a few times. They “say” (I say that in quotes because it’s one of those “human nature” generalizations) that the average person lies approximately a hundred times a day but doesn’t notice. I was confident I don’t fit the mold but took a closer look at that just to make sure. If we’re talking about things that are strictly lies, none under average circumstances (on the average day, I don’t even speak thirty sentences), but many people have had a thing or two to say about me and semantic liberties (could use the golden compass right about now). My lack of a strong social life (not by choice, I’m not good at formulating my end of a chat) or any wealthy, famous, or powerful position probably saves me from lying anywhere near the amount of times the average person lies.
I would dare say that the vast majority of the people on Lemmy are by no means “average”. Not necessarily better or worse, but we do have biases: we seem to trend towards older IT professionals who will put up with all the website glitches, as compared to e.g. a normal tween that would not.
Example “average” lie (in my own addled mind): “Gurl puh-lease, you lookin’ MIGHTY fine right about now!” (translation: bish please, you look like a dumpster fire wrapped in bacon, insteada puttin on makeup and pounds, you need to be going to the GYM!:-P) Or at least this is my impression based on Twitter and YouTube, though tbf I don’t really look at either of them and what posts do make their way onto Lemmy (or Reddit before the collapse) may have been… slightly skewed? :-D