Do Technology Cause Us To Lie (even more)?

[OverMyHead]

LONDON (Reuters) - More than four out of five people admit to telling little white lies at least once a day and the preferred way of being "economical with the truth" is to use technology such as cell phones, texts and e-mails, a survey on Thursday said.

The research by UK pollsters 72 Point found that "techno-treachery" was widespread with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets like Blackberrys made it easier to fib.

Just over half of respondents said using gadgets made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face, the study on behalf of financial services group Friends Provident found.
The workplace was a favorite location for fibbing with 67 percent of the 1,487 respondents admitting they had lied at work.

The top lie was pretending to be ill (43 percent) followed by saying work had been completed when it hadn't (23 percent). Worryingly for bosses 18 percent said they lied to hide a big mistake.
But, employers were not the only ones on the receiving end of disingenuous statements.

Just over 40 percent said they had lied to their family or partner. Key topics to lie about were; buying new clothes or the cost of them (37 percent), how good someone looked in something (35 percent) how much they had eaten (35 percent) and drunk (31 percent) and how much they weighed (32 percent).

The survey found that while people were dishonest, most told lies with the best intentions and to spare others' feelings.
But with hi-tech gadgets on the top of many Christmas lists this year maybe everyone should cynically brace themselves for a few fibs in the New Year.

Well, look at the internet and SuperHeroHype.

Ho, ho, ho.

 

[Fran]

*Looks at thread title*

"Beautiful day don't it?"
"It sure does."

 

[jaguarr]

I think technology can serve as an enabler for those who already have the pathology to lie that might not otherwise in real life for fear of being caught.

jag

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

"It sure does."

Ha.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

well Do it?
what is it with poorly constructed thread titles, is it a fad I'm missing out on?

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Is are cell phones making us lied?

 

[DOG LIPS]

Oh. My. Science.

 

[Fran]

Do you ever cry while sex?

 

[Cannibal Feast]

Me lying isn't.
You do.

 

[Abaddon]

This thread is brought to you by the Boris and Natasha Foundation.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

for some reason the " ( even more) " makes the title specially hilarious to me.