I love how this VC whiteboy thinks quoting rappers is cool. So embarrassing for a16z. His book is also one of the worst I've ever read.

The article is not bad however, I agree it's more relevant to Western culture, although Eastern cultures have their fair share of lying and not disturbing the peace ;) Some of these themes were explored in a book called Radical Honesty, which is kinda awesome, but I do think one needs to think in terms of probabilities about this. If the odds of anyone finding out is low enough to not be worth the cost of coming clean, then maybe you shouldn't necessarily divulge all the info. Just use common sense is the main takeaway.