Liars

If there is one thing I really hate, it is a liar. Especially the bad ones, actually, exclusively the bad ones. A practiced liar makes his lie believable because he believes it, and, in a way, the lie becomes a truth. But the bad liars don't even believe the lie they tell. They just act it out to get what they want.

For example:

I was in Blockbuster, trying to pick out a movie to watch, and on one of the display TV's there was a commercial playing for a movie. You can tell a movie is either really bad or actually really means to convey the message when they have the actors interviewed and then shown publically as a commercial. This movie was the former. The actors kept saying how the story was about this one character who has to overcome this struggle to finally become a better person and how their character helps the hero in some invaluble way.

And when you are reading the "quotes" from critics saying the most awesome things ever about the movie in question. And, after reading these great things about the movie, you go home and watch it, only to discover that this movieis not "Sensitive. Insightful. Hilarious." But acually "Boring. Doesn't teach you anything. Not funny...at all."

If the overall goal was to make the customer happy, it would make sense that you would tell them the truth and if someone were into boring movies, you would then have a target audience. But, since they're not telling the truth, then their main goal is not to please you--the customer--but rather sell as many copies as they can before people realize that it sucks. That's one of my advertising pet-peeves. I can't stand it when people intentionally mislead you just to sell another copy (or for any stupid reason).

Do you agree with me, if it were all-truth-all-the-time, everything would work so much smoother, and so many more people would be (truly) happy?