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Once players look at a game and ascertain the pattern and the ultimate goal, they'll try to find the optimal path to getting there. This includes cheating, which isn't wrong, and is actually a sign of lateral thinking, also known as cunning, and is a skill that makes them more likely to survive. Knowing how to exploit a game and successfully doing so is a sign that the player fully groks the game.
page: 114
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lying
cheating
survival
We do not always remember the things that do no credit to us. We justify them, cover them in bright lies or with the thick dust of forgetfulness.
page: 429
tags:
lying
All we have to believe with is our senses: the tools we use to perceive the world, our sight, our touch, our memory. If they lie to us, then nothing can be trusted. And even if we do not believe, then still we cannot travel in any other way than the road our senses show us; and we must walk that road to the end.
page: 178
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lying
senses
A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way.
page: 52
tags:
writing
lying