TIL my co-worker was feeding me fake CIA leaks for 6 months

At the break room in our Denver office, he kept dropping "inside info" about a black site in Colorado Springs. Turns out he just got it all from a Discord server full of teenagers roleplaying as agents. Anyone else ever had a source turn out to be totally fictional?

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jesse_cooper16d ago

Actually that sounds like a solid way to keep break room conversations interesting, I don't see the problem here.

olivers2816d ago

Yeah, but you gotta be careful not to step on anyone's toes too bad. Some folks take that stuff personal and it can get awkward fast.

jesse77312d ago

Oh man, that's the thing though. It's like this weird tightrope we all have to walk now where nobody can just take a joke or a little pushback without it turning into a whole thing. I notice it everywhere, not just at work but with neighbors and even family sometimes. Everyone's so worried about being polite they end up having these boring, fake conversations where nobody says what they actually think. Kinda makes you wonder if we've traded honest connection for just trying to not rock the boat.