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  What is Hypertruth? You may never have heard of hypertruth, but it is part of your life. It is how you are swayed. Hypertruths are prevalent in various domains, from advertising, marketing, politics, and personal endorsements. Often, it’s how and what you believe. Opportunists see it as a tool; clergy see it as a sermon; politicians see it as more votes. Hypertruth is an excessive or exaggerated truth  that can take an ordinary truth beyond its natural domain, even becoming false. As well, it may involve elevating or expanding a minor point into a major concept.  An example would be a cleric taking truths from the bible and reinterpreting and exaggerating them from statements of peace to those suggesting destruction and war. Centuries ago, the Inquisition followed the hypertruth of severe punishment to correct heresy.  The current notion of “Cancel Culture” mimics such notions for political heresy, the shunning practice of some religions. Also, the politician may take accepted

You’re in high school or college. You will enter the job market soon. You need to know the new rules.   You look around and see what’s happening.   Puzzled, you ask: "Please tell me what is OK?"    You need morality lessons, freshened for 21 st . It’s OK to be selfish. Most persons of importance and wealth are very selfish. It’s OK to be biased. Our newspapers and other new sources are extremely biased. It’s OK to hate.   It’s OK for our politicians, who show us hate every single day. It’s OK to cheat.   How else can you get ahead – say like graduate? It’s OK to support violence.   But only for your just cause; it’s wrong for other causes. It’s OK to lie.   Lying is justified for correct reasons, and yours are correct. It’s OK to equivocate. You need to make that point you know to be just and correct. It’s OK to be racist. Most targets of racism are themselves racists, and proudly so. It’s OK to be secular. Religion is out. So, to be non secular is ri