(05-01-2011, 05:23 PM)Bring4th_Monica Wrote: STS entities don't help other STS entities in order to serve them. They help them in order to control them and thus serve themselves. That is key.
I feel I have to point one thing out here. As an STS entity you wouldn't necessarily have to help or teach in order to control, you could just as well do it to advance your own understanding and purely for the STS aspect of it.
Teaching is the best way to learn, whether it's STS, STO or just neutral.
And the main reason I want to point this out is that not all STS entities are interested in the hassle of controlling a pyramid of underlings. Given that you know that you have more or less an eternity to progress in your STS path, there are other ways to advance (albeit slower and more tedious in other ways.)
An STS entity of this sort would be less inclined to lie and manipulate in general, but would still for sure not hesitate to do it if there's a "good" reason.
Maybe I just contradicted something that Ra has stated. If so, I'd be more than happy if someone pointed it out for me.