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To add to the summary: From the article, I would say that the essential quality is one of hypocrisy. Manipulative interventions are not authentic, in the sense
by jaggederest 8y ago
To add to the summary: From the article, I would say that the essential quality is one of hypocrisy. Manipulative interventions are not authentic, in the sense that the manipulator does not believe what they are trying to get the victim to believe.
- jschwartzi 8y agoI'm surprised more people aren't saying this. Many people are forgetting that the manipulator doesn't sincerely believe what they are trying to get you to believe. They're hypocritically pushing you in a direction they will not go. How many of the ad executives who advertised cigarettes in the 90s smoked? Do you think Phillip Morris knew that cigarettes caused lung cancer? If so, the advertising was a form of manipulation. As another example, if your girlfriend is trying to talk you into something that you know she wouldn't do herself, that's manipulative as well.