I reckon the great majority of people have excellent inbuilt detectors to guard against the likes of those who believe their own bullshit.

I also find a philosophical point in this. Y'ever noticed that there comes a time in the history of many individuals and organisations when they start to believe their own bullshit? Seems to me that this usually occurs just before their whole deck of cards collapses. "Pride comes before a fall" perhaps? (Or is translated from an ancient African saying referring to the arrival of a group of lions in late winter?)

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