insincerity

Harjeet wrote a clever piece of satire mocking the insincerity of most VCs.

Two quotes from George Orwell spring to mind:"The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.

His insincerity is at odds with someone like Phil Spencer, and it's not a surprise that Phil is in the position he is in now.

Actors have a bevy of debates about artifice or insincerity in their roles.

But if you focus on the broad strokes and try to remain true to yourself, then you'll hopefully avoid insincerity altogether.

I believe these questions can be fairly asked about [the protest] without counting as some sort of insincerity toward Mr. Schwartz.

How are pictures of cocks more dangerous than insincerity, lies, trophy girlfriends, mistrust, and narcissism?

However what really annoys me is the insincerity of the "holier than thou" position adopted by many here.

Hey edw519,Thanks for the thoughtful reply!This certainly isn't intended to promote insincerity: the most important point is a proof-of-work.

Again with the insincerity thing above: this technique only works if you want to work with them instead of anybody, and I promise you they can pick up on that.

People detect insincerity relatively easily, don't contact people unless you actually want to work with them as opposed to anybody.

The interesting part about publicly expressed sentiments though is that they tend to be subconsciously adopted by those expressing them even in the case of initial insincerity.

Despite your insincerity, for those who actually care the negative trait I was talking about is sophistry: The collapsing of complex situations with many players and perspectives into single-dimensional, black and white, clear-cut projections that everyone can circle around and beat with their strawman beating sticks, all while acting enlightened.