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Teaser
A sly speaker faces a deeply skeptical listener; their history always speaks louder than their words.
TLDR
Your reputation filter is on: past lies distort present facts, so you filter everything through a speaker’s history, not objective merit. You use it when a politician states an obvious truth but still gets doubted, or when a colleague with a history of dishonesty makes a factual claim and you still don’t believe them.Context
Trust takes a lifetime to build and a single second to break. Someone always late finally has a genuine family emergency, but people still roll their eyes. Or a friend who always inflates their achievements tells a simple, true story about meeting a celebrity, and everyone just nods politely, then changes the subject.Going deeper
In English
Closest English equivalents include:
- You cannot trust them as far as you can throw them.
- Take everything they say with a grain of salt.
- They are a pathological liar.
When Credibility Goes Bankrupt
A history of deceit means your word holds no weight. Even when you speak plainly, people file it as a tactical play. This is draining. No one buys what you are selling, and they dismiss your genuine honesty.
You would use this when a team member tries to rebuild trust but finds they are still paying interest on old debts.