Tell a lie and die, mister. Withholding an important truth is no different than lying. The essence of piracy is to look your comrade straight in the eye and fess up. If you think he's an asshole, you better tell him so and get the truth out in the open, where it can do some good. Most bosses end up being assholes on the job, because they're trying to get something accomplished, instead of playing nice-nice patty cake with spoiled brats.
Work is called work for a reason.
Whereas artistic bums refuse to sell out for thirty pieces of silver, scoundrels counterfeit their cash flow, and pirates punch holes in the public purse, taking loot away from the looters by main force. It's a hierarchy of intelligent action. Bums have little to bring to the party, except their innocent courage and a commitment to speak the truth. Scoundrels double down on every trick, playing the percentages. Pirates don't have time to fuck around for the fun of it.