Is Honesty the Best Policy?

The next question I found online is "Do you believe honesty is the best policy?"

Why yes, yes I do.  Look at the world we live in. Look at all the lies we hunker beneath, peeping out for some faint gleam of hope.  Our politicians are bought and paid for by the ultrarich. The only jobs right now either require a bachelor's degree, or are minimum wage for extremely stressful work. I don't turn on TV's anymore because I am so sick of the psychological manipulation that is advertising.i

Now, I'm not against trying to sell your product. That's what the point of having a product is.  But the media, advertising, etc is no longer selling just a product. They're selling a type of thought I find disturbing and disgusting. New stuff is fun, yes. Do I think an 8 year old should have an iPhone? No. Perhaps I've wandered slightly from the clear topic.

I am disgusted by how much lying we are psychologically told to do every day. I'm not sure when I became so frustrated with it- When I realized that when people ask "How are you?" They don't really want to know the true answer? Maybe.

I don't keep my thoughts in anymore. If you ask for my advice, or tell me something that's bugging you, and I see potential ways to fix it, I will tell you.  If I see you behaving in a way that destroys your relationships, I will think on it a while and then mention it as gently, but truthfully as possible.

People think I'm callous. In fact it's the opposite. I'd rather your feelings hurt now, but you were stronger and better able to handle reality later. Hiding from reality doesn't fix the problems. It makes them worse.