Millions of people think they're smart because of one thing - witty comments. They think their jokes make them some of the smartest people in the world.

Most friends judge each other like investments & never realize it. When someone stops being somehow profitable they stop wanting them as a friend.

All people hide the bad parts of their personalities & bad people do it better. (Your enemys & friends will sound exactly the same when you're around, but who's really your friend?)

And it's not just the lies, it's everything: it's their interests, hobbies, & loves. It benefits people to modify their personality for everyone they know.

Most conservative philosophy just means purposely forgetting we're all born randomly. Really life is like a coin flip where any of us could've been the starving child worker. That doesn't mean sweatshops should be banned - it means people should treat others like they'd want to be treated. The problem is people *purposely* imagine "philosophies" to justify acting cruel.

It's so hard to get intelligent advice that it's usually not worth asking - most musicians know nothing of music, most politicians know nothing of history, & most people know nothing of life.

Most of intelligence is just admitting what you don't know.

Don't think someone won't hurt you because nobody could be that bad, millions of people make their livings stealing from others. If they spent their life lying as a salesman how bad is any other lie that makes them money?

The nicer someone is the less you should trust them.

Watching all the TV scams you'd get the idea that half the country is just trying to scam people, eventually you'll realize real life is exactly the same.

There's a good chance that everyone you ever meet will betray you. Everyone's "friends" are there when it's fun, but will they disapear when you need them?

And finally, the most obvious advice of all that *no one* in history has ever listened to:

_______________Don't try to change people.
_______________If you argue you're telling them who to pretend to be.
_______________Don't waste five minutes.
_______________If they think you're useful they'll lie to you for 90 years.