For walk where we will, we tread upon some story.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The idea of walking on someone else’s story is quite interesting. People have their stories, just like they have their own experiences, their own identities. Many people are more comfortable with their stories than they are with themselves. They tell their stories to others and leave out the parts that don’t fit their version of themselves.

Playing on someone else’s story is sort of similar to playing on their emotions. When you play on someone’s emotions, you are not really talking about them but rather about yourself. You are borrowing emotional power from them without giving anything in return.

Perhaps there is no greater case of playing on someone else’s story than when politicians lie to voters, promising things that are rarely if ever achieved.

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