Deception dehumanizes by filling the brain with so many scenarios and images of what could be real and not real. It overloads the brain with so much info that they can't process what is actually happening.
Answer:
I believe it is sincere.
Explanation: process of elimination
It doesn't sound bleak or bitter and I'm pretty sure it's not matter-of-fact. I could be wrong.
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