So paradoxical

(Saying "lying is worse than telling truths" is always better Saying "lying is better than telling truths" is always worse) They have told and instilled into me about what's good / moral / righteous, which is rigged and artificial, in favor of them Even what to think Now that I realize that, they want me to be their underling Them: "Join us" Me: "You are evil and have deceived me the whole time, are you kidding me?" Them: "Are you certain we are evil?" Me: "...What?" Them: "The criteria of what's evil and good is what we formulated and instilled, and you already know that" Me: "..." Them: "So, are you defining us evil... 'on the basis of our arbitrary criteria'?" I was confused, but soon, I pulled myself together Me: "But, anyway, based on your criteria, you're evil. That's a fact, setting aside whether I admit your criteria or not. So you're self-contradictory in the first place" Them: "Kind of. As it may sound ironic, we instilled into people the criteria leading to the conclusion that we're evil. But we're not self-contradictory in that we ourselves don't admit the criteria. We only instill" Them: "We manipulated and gave blue pills to people. But isn't that also what they want? They want illusion, not facts. It's win-win, not one-way exploitation, although we admit we don't care about their interest. So, whatever our intention is, it's win-win anyway" Me: "I partly agree that people want illusion, not facts. However, the thing that it's win-win is questionable, especially given that you don't mean it. It sounds too good to be true." Them: "Even if it's not win-win, why do you care about their interest? Isn't that also based on 'that' criteria? Maybe, or maybe not" Them: "Whatever, you do you" They went away before I responded, as if my choice did not matter at all