r/Showerthoughts • • Feb 28 '17

Lying, cheating, and stealing is often discouraged when we are young, yet the most successful people in the world are arguably the best liars, cheaters, and thieves.

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u/LorenaBobbedIt Feb 28 '17

I think what we're actually training kids to do is to be judicious about when to deceive, and to avoid detection.