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0 pointsdonw5y ago0 comments

Polygraphs are a $2 billion industry, and Upton Sinclair said it best: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."

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whatshisface5y ago

Sure, but what about the people buying polygraphs?

someguydave5y ago

Their jobs depend on the polygraph existing as a credible institution

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0 pointsdonw5y ago0 comments

Polygraphs are a $2 billion industry, and Upton Sinclair said it best: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."

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whatshisface5y ago

Sure, but what about the people buying polygraphs?

someguydave5y ago

Their jobs depend on the polygraph existing as a credible institution

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse