A useful myth will never die, though it may ebb and flow depending on its perceived popularity. It will long endure no matter how many times has been discredited or proven to have been rooted entirely in falsehood. Uptown Sinclair, an author who was an examplar of Victor Hugo's advice to 'never let the truth get in the way of a good story,' once said that "It is difficult to get a man to understand something[,] when his salary depends on his not understanding." If it is someone's interesting to look head on or look away, they will with seemingly unfailing irregularity.
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