Ralph Keyes has a written a book that goes through many sectors of society: business, politics, literature, academia, entertainmnet... and recounts how often respected and secure participants have lied about their past. Making the case that culture has changed so that people who lie no longer feel that they are violating a moral or social agreement, he argues persuasively that the cost to society, and to those who habitually "spin" with respect to their own self-esteem, is large. An important and disturbing book. See The Post-Truth Era.
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