Why do movies and tv shows still pretend lie detectors mean anything?Do you think it’s ignorance on the part of writers, or they know it’s nonsense but it makes it simpler to write stories if you accept they’re legit?You can’t even use them in court but every procedural I watch has them treated as sacrosanct
>>215372707there are several fictions treated as reality in media for the purposes of tricking gullible people into thinking they're real and making them easier to control. this ranges from misrepresentation of your legal rights to showing cutting your wrists as an effective method of suicide.
>Convicted spy Aldrich Ames once offered his advice on how to beat lie detector tests: "Always stay relaxed, friendly, and nice to the examiner so you let him think you're his friend. They can't prove much of anything at that point."
