Born to Lie: How Humans Deceive Ourselves & Others - Lionel Page
Understanding these dynamics reveals that politics, communication, and even love are complex games of reputation, loyalty, and plausible deniability.summaryThe Victimhood Game: Claiming victim status is a strategic move to gain moral high ground and retribution. People often self-deceive into believing they are victims to benefit from social fairness rules.takeawayDemocracy as Selectorate Game: Democracy is valuable not because it finds truth, but because the 'selectorate' (voters) is large. Leaders must please a broad majority, ensuring that most people's interests are representetakeaway














