why do people always go "im not gonna lie to you" before saying something heinous. i wasnt asking you to lie or tell the truth. theres a third option here if you could believe it: not saying anything. yknow, think. is is truthful, helpful, inspiring, necessary, kind. "im not gonna lie" only fulfills the first of the quintet, which i think is the least useful. brutal honesty just exists to be brutal, the honesty is secondary. like how brutal legend (2009) #anachronism was about the brutality and less about the legend. who even remembers that they got jack black to voice the main character in a heavy metal isekai rts? no one, thats who. damn was that shit brutal though. brütal enough for the u to be staring at you with those beady ol eyes. whats it thinking? whats it looking at? what does it see inside of you? it knows what you said. it knows what you did. you cant hide from the ü