Lieing is always playing with fire, definitelly. The same is true about any other kind of weapon.

But normies certainly ruled over me when I lived in Soviet Union and no less afterwards up until I found bitcoin in 2021 (Trump family orangepilled me). Hope no need to explain how Soviet normies ruled over me. Then after Soviets I had to work my ass off for years (because immoral conduct was unacceptable for me) to be able to even go see mountains and oceans for the first time in my life. That's how they ruled me then. Then after I learned to play the western game, I had to either play that game with paying unfair salaries, playing everyone else with debt, stocks and all that scammery, or go back to living in the woods in a robe and keeping to myself. That is how they ruled me then.

Looking back to the rest of history thousands of years back, it seems it was very similar. Buddha had to either fight in wars and pick a side of the abused or abuser or stay in woods in a robe. But at least he was allowed to preach freely. Same time and later in Europe the only escape was to stay in christian monastery but no right to preach any truth, just keeping mouth shut and pretending to be a believer. Muslim world - no different from Christian.

Ashoka was cool. He ruled over the normies. Lies did not work in those times due to no electricity, so he just kicked everyone's asses. Unfortunatelly his life was too short to cure/educate the normies, but hardly it is even possible without bitcoin.

Siam/Thailand - something in between Ashoka and Buddha time. Good for them.