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The Surprising Truth About Lying
We believed that if we could just strip away the lies,
the spin, and the polite fictions, we would finally be
free.
We were wrong.
We didn't understand that civilization isn’t built on
concrete or laws. It’s built on a delicate, invisible
architecture of mercy. It’s built on the "I’m fine" when
we were broken, the "I love you" when we were
conflicted, and the "Everything will be okay" when the
odds are impossible.
We didn't realize that the lie was the only thing
protecting us from the cold, absolute math of the
universe.
But lately, that protection has worn thin. The sheer
mountain of deceit, from the top-floor executive suite
to the flickering screen in the subway, has
overwhelmed the system. People are sick of the
headache. Sick of pretending the comfort they are sold
is worth anything. They are demanding an end to the
joke. They are demanding truth over comfort.
This is the story of the day that prayer is answered.
It is the story of what happens when the world
finally stops pretending. When the markets freeze, the
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