4.3 Reflection: The Future of Lying

 

Future  of Lying

     If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.  Who hasn’t sent a text message saying I’m on my way when it wasn’t true or fiddled the truth by editing their dating profile? Look around you, because I’m sure we all are guilty of this. Frankly, if everyone told the brutal truth, there wouldn't be any more people. We would have annihilated each other long ago.  Jeff Hancock (2012) doesn’t believe that the obscurity of the internet encourages dishonesty.   He says the searchability and solidity of information online may even keep us honest.  He explained how we interact by email, text message, and social media, seeking to understand how technology mediates communication.  

     Conversely, Hancock talked about three lies in the video, and one of them was The Butler.  It is defined as a small lie that we tell, to create a buffer. This lie is simply used to protect a relationship.  The second one is The Sock Puppet, where the author writes his positive review, and the last lie that was mentioned is called The Chinese Water Army and this one is people are getting paid to write fake reviews.

     Although, many dishonest people in the hair industry think it's okay not to tell the truth about their hair  Even when the stylist is only there to help them.  Some people follow others on social media and tend to mimic what they see. Clients are always crying out for help with their hair but don’t care to do the necessary work to see the results.  We know trends are out there for those that want to copy what they see and not be unique alone. 

Despite,  clients use products and other items that will cause a future problem.  At the same time, not be honest with everything they put in the hair daily because they know it’s wrong to do.  Most clients are honest about their hair and will make a conscious effort to tell other clients when they see them doing wrong. We do things to fit in and not stand out to be different.  Hairstylists see many beautiful hairstyles on social media, and many can affect the clients' hair.  Some clients will continue to be dishonest just because our salon has a policy if they are wearing wigs or other things that would damage the hair, we won't continue to service them.

     Yet,   if their hair is breaking, we as stylists will know they are not taking care of their hair when they are absent from the salon.  We call it hair accountability.  On average, people tell one to two lies a day (2012), and these lies range from the trivial to the more serious, including deception between friends and family, in the workplace, and politics.  Simultaneously, information and communication technologies have permeated almost all aspects of human communication and interaction, from every technology that supports interpersonal interactions, such as email and instant messaging, to sophisticated systems that support organizational businesses. 

     On the other hand, the client has gone as far as to say; they were only fifteen minutes from the salon to prevent them from being penalized for the tardiness. It was interesting to watch the video and understand how often clients aren't truthful.  The video of John Hancock woke me up from all the things I say to others. Instead, if I say I’m business when I don't care to talk, or I'm on the way, and I haven’t left work or my home.  The last one is saying, give me a second when that second turns into hours later of calling. 

     In contrast, It's because in the digital age we live in now is in the networked age, and we are all leaving a record. Hancock (2012) mentioned that we could leave all things that are our legacy and personal, but it must be better, even if it's not true.  People will always be deceitful or lie to others to think they are protecting the other person (Roberts, 2004).

References

Hancock, J. (2012).  Future of Lying Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_hancock_the_future_of_lying?language=en

Roberts, A. (2004, Dec 31). We're all liars, period: Everyday event: [final edition]. The Windsor Star Retrieved from http://ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/docview/254573858?accountid=27203