04-29-2011, 10:34 PM
I presume that an STSer wins or gains points by accumulating followers, and, overall, deception probably works best for that. Nevertheless, to convince a recruit that this is the best way to fulfillment or whatever, the STSer would need to deliver a consistent message of excitement about knowledge, power and/or whatever.
Doing that might require a fair bit of truth-telling, albeit maybe slick, to rope in the newbie and remove any nagging doubt. The last thing the STS recruiter would want to hear is, "Now I know you're a g*ddamn liar!"
Therefore, the best warning to give out to the innocent is, don't jump into anything until you've really, really verified the source. The most sincere and truthy-sounding teacher might be setting you up.
Doing that might require a fair bit of truth-telling, albeit maybe slick, to rope in the newbie and remove any nagging doubt. The last thing the STS recruiter would want to hear is, "Now I know you're a g*ddamn liar!"
Therefore, the best warning to give out to the innocent is, don't jump into anything until you've really, really verified the source. The most sincere and truthy-sounding teacher might be setting you up.