Unask the question.
The better questions are "Why is deception so central in our lives?", and "What would living in a world without deception feel like?" and "how best do we get civilization there?"
Because humans are not honest creatures. If you go to a dog he wont lie to you about how he is feeling, he will show all his emotions, he will either lick you or bite you, but no middle way.
A human can pretend to like you but on the other hand it can be a manipulative cheater in the background.
Classic conflation of Human Culture with Human Nature. Don't feel bad, it's an easy mistake to make, as you've only ever been exposed to nature-within-culture your entire life. But Human Nature is half a million years old. Both your lifespan and all of written history are mere eyeblinks by comparison.
Always remember there are languages older than words, languages that deserve respect and study for their old age. Mammalian empathy is one such example.
Yea but only for your own children, but when it comes to others, usually no empathy, or shallow empathy. Its easy to pretend you care for someone, just to make yourself look good, but otherwise, people dont care.
That is why capitalism is the only system that is really designed for humans, we are greedy, we must embrace it, and work on this concept.
