Mont. Authorities Say Hitchhiker Shot Himself

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14. These days huge lies are often accepted and the liars are celebrated

Telling a lie is just a self promotion modality. Truth is irrelevant, really, as is being found out in the end, the lie is all about getting that one moment in which you get to proclaim a falsehood and to after other people's money or reputations on that basis. What happens after that does not really matter.
A liar is the worst sort of person that exists. The liar holds others in utter contempt, not just some others, all others.