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So you're calling Pierre Omidyar a _______?

Did you tell your kids about Santa Claus? Did your parents tell you about Santa Claus? Does it follow that you or your parents lack integrity?

The world is not truth vs lies. There's more nuance. This illustrates why many brilliant technical people lacking marketing sense are relegated to obscurity.

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> Did you tell your kids about Santa Claus?

I don't have kids, and if I ever do, I'll tell them Santa is a fun legend people like to play along with, but that it isn't real.

> Did your parents tell you about Santa Claus?

Yes, but by the time my sister was born, they had changed their tune to what I describe above, and she didn't seem to suffer any development ill effects, still enjoyed Christmas, etc.

wait till you have kids then. tell them the whole world is made of lies. start em young.

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