...its now it is easier to take notice in them ... seeing
everyone on the internet is an authority on every subject. ...
Well, are you talking about BS'ing in person? Certainly the rise of the internet, and forums like this one, enable people to BS more or less anonymously. And that may carry over to in person interactions ("no one contradicts me online, so I should be able to do so face to face").
My OP was not aimed at anyone on this forum, but just people in general.
after all frank lloyd wright totally lied like a rug
to get his first clients and that was between ww2 and ww1 ...
But he asks a reasonable question. I see it more on the internet just like everyone else, but have seen a rise in that same technique in person. And when the BS is contradicted with data/evidence to the contrary, I see a rise in the number of bullying demands "not to embarass" the bulls@tter.
It is a personality type, not confined to any specific national boundaries. At least these folks believe that they know enough to espouse a specific opinion, What is worse are "yes men" who agree with anything someone else says if doing so gets them advancement.
The UK isn't the only place with that problem, unfortunately. I work at a Target, and I work for quite a few people just like that. But then again, I'm so convinced that every manager above me (and I'm a manager on the low end of the totem pole, btw) is full of shit, that I am possibly just as full as they areI enjoy talking to people who are experts in their own particular field (not just photography). But is it just my own pessimistic view, or are there more people today who seem to bullshit their way through life (trying to give the impression that they know what they are talking about, but dont). I seem to have noticed this increase start about 15 years ago. Perhaps this is just evident in the UK.
My German friend told me that "experts" in Germany are required to have a certain depth in the subject, a standard which seems to be a lot lower in the US.
I think this pretty much sums up my experiencesBullshitters have always been with us only now they have a bigger stage.
Inferiority complexes used to abound but now narcissism seem to be more prevalent. Perhaps its the same affliction with a different response to stimuli.
But there is a definite upswing on " I gotta get mine".
I think the unhappiness gene that comes with advertized unlimited possibility that's rampant in the US has caught on in other countries. A dissatisfaction with what one has and needs more, leads to trampling over other people to get it.
I enjoy talking to people who are experts in their own particular field (not just photography). But is it just my own pessimistic view, or are there more people today who seem to bullshit their way through life (trying to give the impression that they know what they are talking about, but dont). I seem to have noticed this increase start about 15 years ago. Perhaps this is just evident in the UK.
Might be slightly off topic, but I am of the belief that young people (that's under 30) have lost or are starting to lose the art of person to person conversation.
*cough cough* *cough cough*after all frank lloyd wright totally lied like a rug
to get his first clients and that was between ww2 and ww1 ...
Assuming you don't have a portfolio of masterpieces at 21, in any field, you obviously have to sell more than you have to get going. Which might explain why cliveh sees it as rife in the UK - it's almost imperative when our national motto is 'no experience, no job, no job, no experience'.
I think bullshitting is definitely subjective though - perhaps most detested by sensitive introverts and most successful when dealing with extroverted egomaniacs, i.e those who can share the wealth. Isn't it a game? In which case you don't have to be an arsehole to bullshit.
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