I mean I can give you the charts that show the split happens right around the time Nixon ends the gold Standard in 1971.

Yes, that Nixon.

Ok, I see where you are coming from.

My challenge to your thinking is that a lie requires intent. My ex lied about cheating on me when I had the screenshot of her admitting it in my hands. I knew it was a lie, I had the evidence. She lied anyway because it made her feel better (actually she stated it because to her we "weren't together anymore").

The intent behind nuanced speech and carefully chosen words isn't to deceive, it's to help the other come to the conclusion on their own. A jarring direct statement causes emotional disregulation and clouds reasoning. Being direct all the time leads to the other party rejecting your statements even if they are undoubtedly true.

Oh, hey, see now that is something I may be able to do. Instead of following the stated answer of least resistance, keep a mind out for a question on that path.

That's good advice, but my problem is that my line of thought is connected to every other line of thought. It's quite the task to know where an answer to a question ends.

That doesn't make any sense. Yes, I have ADHD and not ASD, so yes I have a slightly easier time with social interactions, but NT don't lie or avoid direct language. They try to minimize the harm of their words.

That's like me stating that ND people lack empathy, and they are insulting because they don't care about the other person's feelings.

I'm surprised they haven't already. They have said things like calling this extremism etc.

Unfortunately, that may backfire worse than they think it will. The moment they identify supporters of what he did as terrorists, then a lot more people suddenly become immune to further propaganda towards terrorism.

The smart thing for them would have been to shut up about it.

Engineers tend to be less accepting of the "debate and theory" part of science and more of the "analyze and act" part.

As in, the debate is stupid, the theory is that the rich have fucked us all, now let's see what we can do immediately to make it work.

Fight porn is not what I was hoping for, yet not exactly disappointed in the result.

Wait hold on.

Are you saying NT lie all the time or ND lie all the time?

Because neither of those is true?

Or if it is, it explains my ex a whole lot better

Yes - but more importantly, I am so happy reading the rest of the comments here: I've truly found my people.

Destabilize?

No, this is far worse. Big banks will just take your money. Credit Unions? I have no fucking idea.

I also can't just walk into my bank and pull out $10k without raising all sorts of questions and concerns.

Jesus fuck.

Medicare for all is so easy too.

Like literally just adding "for all" to the existing system.

And nixing health insurance companies. It's a win win!