The honesty thread

Dunno, really. I haven't out right lied about anything but I'm prone to exaggeration when it suits the (humorous) purpose. Oh, except my birth date, that's not my real one. It's my one woman crusade against the internet who wants me to hand every personal detail about me.

Are you honest right now? Hmmmmmm? 

This reminds me of that one joke...

"What is your one chief weakness?"
"Honesty."
"Well, I don't think honesty is a bad thing..."
"I don't give a fuck what you think.

I'm always honest.

Or am I?

I am very honest. Too honest in some cases. Combine that with being very opinionated, that is why I keep my views to myself most of the time. Otherwise I would rattle a few sabers in the controversial threads on here.

I just read the cringe-worthy stuff on here and move on. I guess being older and wiser has made me realize arguing online is a waste of energy.

Honest on everything I share. I don't publicly share things that I couldn't speak to any passing person. Then again not very open person and don't like to bother people with negativity. So definitely wouldn't argue over opinions because everyone has one, I'd rather not reply than cause hurt.

Aside from obvious dramatics, half truth and exaggeration? I tell the truth, nearly always. Lying is pointless, hiding your thoughts and opinions on something equally pointless, especially on a forum.

So I speak my mind, honestly but that doesn't mean I tell everyone everything, quite the opposite in fact.

Sure everyone here knows about the military service and other assorted fun facts but do they know my favorite author or color? They know what they are told, what they see and nothing else, so there is no need to lie at all. See this is the easiest way to keep people ignorant of what you want them to be ignorant of while at the same time being truthful. You pick and choose what you tell them.

Exactly, its the minute, minor details that make up a person, I can rant about my political beliefs all day but that's all you will know about me. If that's all you want to know then that works I suppose but if you want more, those details are needed.

Ultimately though, those were just examples. Truthfully? I doubt anyone here could list off my favorite Bioware game if you wanted something more relevant to the forum, because its just information I haven't discussed in bulk. People have this set view of a person, of the world and they base everything around that person in that view, its why you can have people think they will behave in one way and then completely defy that expectation. All because they don't know the person they think they know beyond a handful of tiny self given facts, that's more or less my point on that.

People know what they want to believe and what you tell them, and that makes them very ignorant, this is very easy to exploit and I often use it in debate when my own personal factoids are tossed back into my face.   Because I am just a nice guy like that.

Honest, but not forthcoming. I'm fairly private person--reserved and hesitant to offer information about myself. In general, though, I don't have much of a problem communicating my earnest opinions about subjects. I may sugar coat things here and there to spare feelings, but if I have something to say, I'll say it.

That's my whole point.