alt Hacker News> I can't really think of a single example where lying is actually a good thing
Comforting a toddler/child often requires bending the truth and is pretty essential imho.
> I can't really think of a single example where lying is actually a good thing
Comforting a toddler/child often requires bending the truth and is pretty essential imho.
Correct me if you disagree, but this is more because children have poor world models and don’t fully understand the complexity of certain concepts than that lying itself is necessary. The intent should be to tell them something that is as close to the truth as possible with the ideas they can comprehend, even if it would be considered a lie if you said the same thing to an adult