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    Socrates tests a visitor who wants to share gossip about a friend by having them pass through three sieves: whether the information is true, kind, and useful. The visitor fails all three sieves, admitting they don't know if the gossip is true, that it speaks badly about the friend, and knowing does not help Socrates. Socrates concludes there is no reason to share unverified, unkind, or useless information about others.

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    Socrates tests a visitor who wants to share gossip about a friend by having them pass through three sieves: whether the information is true, kind, and useful. The visitor fails all three sieves, admitting they don't know if the gossip is true, that it speaks badly about the friend, and knowing does not help Socrates. Socrates concludes there is no reason to share unverified, unkind, or useless information about others.

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    Socrates Tales

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    Socrates tests a visitor who wants to share gossip about a friend by having them pass through three sieves: whether the information is true, kind, and useful. The visitor fails all three sieves, admitting they don't know if the gossip is true, that it speaks badly about the friend, and knowing does not help Socrates. Socrates concludes there is no reason to share unverified, unkind, or useless information about others.

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    SOCRATES

    Socrates had the reputation of being of great wisdom. One day someone came to visit him
    and said:

    -You know what I just heard about your friend?- Wait a moment, replied Socrates, before
    you tell me, I would like to give you a test, that of the three sieves.- The three sieves?

    - Before telling something about others, it is good to take the time to filter what you want
    to say. The first sieve is that of truth. Have you verified that what you are going to tell me is
    true?

    - No, I only heard about it ...

    - Very well. So you don't know if it's true. Let's continue with the second sieve, that of
    kindness. Is that something good you wanna tell me about my friend?

    - Oh no, on the contrary!- So you want to tell me bad things about him and
    you don't even know if they're true. Maybe you can still pass the test, there is the third sieve
    left, that of utility. Does it help me to know what this friend would have done?
    - Not really.

    .- So, concluded Socrates, what you wanted to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor useful.
    So why did you want to tell me?

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