26. Why Liars Win
Description
How do we reconcile the fact that lying is an incredibly effective strategy with our shared desire for truth? In the natural world all sort of creatures lie about how dangerous they are in order to survive. The Allied command lied in WW2 to confuse the Nazis before D-day, and most of us would say that the lying was justified. But lying also erodes the social fabric in general.
Support this show on Patreon and get exclusive EARLY ACCESS and access to a private discord server:
Subscribe to my newsletter
Scott Carney Investigates Podcast
Books:
The Wedge
What Doesn't Kill Us
The Enlightenment Trap
The Vortex
The Red Market
Social Media:
YouTube
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
Bluesky
©PokeyBear LLC (2023)
A crooked self-help wellness guru named Ashley Black sold a skin-detaching anti-cellulite device to millions of woman since 2014. When thousands of her former-customers joined a watchdog group that claimed her device detached their skin from the underlying muscle, Black did what successful...
Published 11/01/24
In 2015 Netflix aired a documentary about the seedy underbelly of the Miami porn industry called Hot Girls Wanted. Two filmmakers and executive producer Rashida Jones followed the stories of three 18 and 19 year olds who answered craigslist ads to have sex on camera. Over the course of the next...
Published 10/15/24