Clive Roberts’s Reviews > The Captive Mind > Status Update

I had never heard of Ketman before, but how perfectly it describes the essential reality of everyday life in 2026. Arthur de Gobineau described it as a practice in Persia where a person would pretend to be outwardly devout while harbouring secret beliefs. Thus, creating a mental sanctuary that allows a person to maintain their own inner, secret life while appearing to conform, thereby "deceiving the deceiver".