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That's what I said though. The goal may be different, but the process is the same. And while it's not what it originally meant, using gaslighting to mean "manip
by delecti 6y ago
That's what I said though. The goal may be different, but the process is the same. And while it's not what it originally meant, using gaslighting to mean "manipulating someone into thinking something untrue" is probably pretty common.
- darkerside 6y agoIntention does matter to be fair. It's murder versus manslaughter.
- corty 6y agoI would also add that in gaslighting, the victim is unwilling and unknowing. In the described manipulation, the victim is willing to be manipulated and often even knows that it is being manipulated. So while gaslighting needs quite some effort to convince the victim of something, this injection of an idea is helped by the victims' will to own the idea and deceive others and themselves to that end.