𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆? It depends on the level of self awareness of the listener, and of the speaker. A speaker with poor awareness skills may convey themselves brutally inconsiderate, patronising or mean. A listener with poor awareness skills could interpret brutally honest information defensively, erroneously,