Opinions on lying in a youtube video

[Albert]

I never said lying isn't part of magic. Magicians often lie and have to when performing a trick; that's why I said "Depending on the situation, you have to lie in a trick".

The situation that therippertormentor explained is a situation where that guy is trying to make himself bigger and better in front of other magicians, not just laymen. The motive is just not the same. He's not doing it simply to fool laymen. He is lying to fool magicians in an unethical way. That's what really differentiates between a lie that you should do and shouldn't do.

Also, referring to using another method to achieve the same effect really would be pointless to bring up here, since we are only talking about that one method used by that guy who lied. Regardless, lying in a fashion to make oneself look like a badass magician is what I consider unacceptable, which in this case, we are also not talking about magic on sale that is advertised falsely. I think it's wrong to bring up these kind of alternate situations as it could lead the topic astray from what really matters.