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		almostnormal on March 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Harvard concluded that a dishonesty expert committ... > As they say, "Dog bites man isn't a story; man bites dog is." The headline is just making fun of theory and practice. If some is a murder expert, is that some one who understands murder or someone highly qualified to kill people? Therefore, the title is about a "dishonesty expert" matching the practice, not about a "honesty expert", which could be replaced by any other field.

philwelch on March 15, 2024 | [–]

Reminds me of the grad student in criminology who allegedly committed a brutal multiple murder in Moscow, Idaho. He got caught, so I guess he wasn’t as smart as he thought he was.

pixl97 on March 15, 2024 | [–]

> not about a "honesty expert", which could be replaced by any other field.

Surely not marketing and sales!

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