
dotpaw podcast - Deception
Deception is the act of deliberately making someone believe something that isn’t true. It can be as small as a white lie or as large as fraud, but the core is intent — you’re choosing to mislead rather than just being mistaken.
Beyond the obvious scams, there’s a quieter layer: synthetic media used to manufacture consensus. Fake reviews, bot-driven comment sections, AI-generated “experts” flooding forums — all designed to make a fringe position look like the majority.
Relational deception, and it cuts deeper than any scam because the wound isn’t financial — it’s to your sense of what’s real…
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