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[–] Raab -1 points 2 months ago (27 children)

You mean like manipulating humans into believing they are helpless animals that need to be brought in, and taken care of?

The specific kind of psychological manipulation in this case used by cats over millennia, by definition of the word, is gaslighting lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (26 children)

Thankfully it's the year 2024 so if you literally spent 5 seconds doing a search you would find a real definition

Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that hinges on creating self-doubt. “I think of gaslighting as trying to associate someone with the label ‘crazy,’” says Paige Sweet, Ph.D., an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan who studies gaslighting in relationships and in the workplace. “It’s making someone seem or feel unstable, irrational and not credible, making them feel like what they’re seeing or experiencing isn’t real, that they’re making it up, that no one else will believe them.”

Cats cannot do this.

I don't want to be the person that brings a real definition into a fun thread, but your complete lack of logical, sane thought on the subject drove me to it. This is your fault.

[–] Raab -2 points 2 months ago (25 children)

Did you even read your quote? A subjective stance from an assistant professor of sociology who studies gaslighting IN RELATIONSHIPS AND THE WORKPLACE. That's a severe lack of a "real definition" my guy. Go watch the 1944 film Gaslight from which the term was coined.

[–] PapaStevesy 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, because words used in modern context are always best defined by their most archaic usage 🙄🙄🙄

[–] Raab -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To that point, words used in modern context are also up for interpretation and free thought. :)

[–] PapaStevesy 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All words are up for interpretation, that's what language is. You just haven't made a real argument for how you're deciding to interpret "gaslighting."

[–] Raab 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

See: above thread. See you at the circus

[–] PapaStevesy 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In the above thread, I see one person making an argument based on research they did, citing academic definitions and I see one person making an argument based on feelings and then abandoning it for ad hominem attacks as soon as they figured out they were incorrect. Guess which one you are?

[–] Raab 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ohhh you are referencing the opinion of the assistant professor who studies based on a targeted audience? You got me there!

[–] PapaStevesy 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

See, if you put as much work into building your own argument as you do into trying to dismantle the other person's, you might actually make a point. Wouldn't want that though, better continue to tear people down and revel in your own ignorance 🤷‍♂️ Happy Hanukkah!

[–] Raab 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've presented my point clearly, and feel no need to present it to you individually. Merry Christmas!

[–] PapaStevesy 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And obviously I disagree and feel the desire to tell you. You're also waaaay more rude and pretentious than that other person, though me maybe not lol

[–] Raab 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I disagree, and that means you're objectively wrong :)

[–] PapaStevesy 1 points 2 months ago

You're right, you are more pretentious than me 😘

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