White Lies

Are lies unethical even when they're small and insignificant? I believe not, as long as they were done with no ill intent, or out of good will. Like when you get a really bad gift from someone and you have to open it in front of them, saying "Dude, what the hell is wrong with you. This thing sucks" in front of them is a worse alternative to "Dude, I love this thing.". White lies are only ethical for so long though, eventually they'll grow to be backhanded. Breaking bad reference, when Skylar pieces together all of Walts' lies to figure out he's a drug dealer. All of his little white lies came back and built up into a storm.