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Gustave Le Bon says in his book The Psychology of Crowds: He who can deceive the masses becomes their master, and he who attempts to remove the illusions from their eyes becomes their victim...

Then Friedrich Nietzsche comes to confirm the validity of Gustave Le Bon's thought and says: Do not be a victim of excessive idealism and believe that telling the truth will bring you closer to people. People love and reward those who can numb them with illusions.

Since ancient times, people have only punished those who tell the truth. If you want to stay with the people, share their delusions. The truth is spoken by those who wish to leave...