Sometimes it's good to just listen to people's stories without interrupting, even when you know the stories are nonsense.
My 2nd wife used to tell of a ghost that lived in her house when she was a kid. It was an interesting story even though I didn't believe it. I learned quickly that her family was very prone to believe anything as long as it fit with their magical worldview.
Other people tell me stories about beneficial things political government can do. These stories are no more true-- in the sense of being objective reality-- than ghost stories, but they can still be informative if you want to know which particular superstitions a person is living under.
Interrupt and you'll never hear the whole tale. Listen and you might be entertained by some fantastical tales of magical realms. Just don't bet your life on them being true.
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I'll believe the new Steemit team is benevolent and honest before I'll believe government is. And I am nearly done shifting everything over to that other chain that gets people censored here when they mention its name. If only governments were as easy to evade as corrupt internet entrepreneurs. It goes to show how the market can provide when free to try.
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And just then a police officer came and protected me...
(this never happened, but they have come and taken away my possessions and made me a wanted criminal for not giving them enough money)
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That's a good one!
(Although, I have seen cops come protect people, just like I've seen other people I know to be generally bad people step up and do the right thing in specific instances.)
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