• Naz@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    “Not joking nor serious” is either facetiousness or sarcasm.

    In either case, it’s a black flag for Machiavellianism (belief in the superiority of oneself and/or inferiority of others) which is on the Dark Triad Cluster of antisocial behavior.

    Someone pulls that shit IRL, don’t trust them.

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      7 hours ago

      I do it all the time :'( But if it’s an important subject or if someone asks for a serious answer, I’m always frank

      E: also, isn’t Machiavellianism “the ends justify the means”; aren’t you thinking of narcissism?