Ah, go on...

[ciphergoth]

You can make people like you more by doing them a tremendously damaging disservice - encourage them to do what is in their short-term interests but against their long-term interests.

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Especially if they are the sort of people (and there are many - see political reporting in the mainstream media for evidence) who will judge you on your most recent action rather than your history.