Aspie honesty, a handicap in modern culture?

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Honesty, freedoms, rights... these are all things of the past now, in part due to government, in part due to people's unwillingness to change for the better. The fact that most people don't care just makes it worse.

Honesty will get you lunch, whereas lying will get you billions-- this is the new reality, it's sad, but that's just how it is. It's not likely to change anytime soon either because that's how control is maintained as well, and with control comes the want for more control, etc. etc.

Right now, that's what's plaguing america; dishonesty, greed, and power. Only the honest working class pays the price for it.

Honesty is not a handicap. It's the fact that there are too many people who prefer to live in a world where they want everything done quicker in order to satisfy their laziness. "Modern society" is the one with the social problems.

I don't like it, I wish I could be more honest without being looked down upon by others, I had to be pulled aside by my father as a child and told many different times that people do not mean what they say and they don't want honest answers, it was very confusing and it still is, I like blunt honesty and it's frustrating that even my close friends will sometimes be dishonest with me out of so called politeness.

I think the world would run more smoothly if people were more honest with each other, not so far that it would have an effect on creativity though.

it is much easier to understand society today when it is described as one that normalizes lying. that "it is important to tell the truth" is simply another of its lies. no one (neurotypical) really believes this.

It all started in 1966 when John Lennon spoke the truth about The Beatles.

I haven't had any issues due to my 100% honesty.
Some people may not like what I say, but at least I am being truthful.

For me, the 10 Commandments are my rules, and I stick firmly by them.

Only today someone asked me if someone stealing a loaf of bread is as bad as someone murdering another person. My brain went straight to the RULES: Thou Shall NOT Steal & Thou Shalt NOT Murder. In my mind both crimes are the same. They are BOTH wrong, and either something is wrong or it is right. 0's & 1's. Black & white.

I wonder if honesty is actually even an aspie trait? Its certainly nice to be in situations where I can be 'honest' but sometimes there are things that aren't really anyones buisiness that I keep to myself and sometimes that involves not being entirely honest. Basically for me it depends on the situation whether its best to be honest or not.

But yeah not sure aspies are honest by default.

It may be a judgement inability. For example, you may be speaking to someone and tell them things that are factual, not realizing that this person may be the best friend of someone who really dislikes you. If you had that information, you would have not shared (obviously), but your general lack of socialization and not being up on the "who's who" of the social world can lead you to be factual - in other words, "honest" - in the wrong circumstance.

This is the kind of situation I was thinking of just now as I read your post.