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All communication is manipulation, to an extent – by telling people things, you are affecting their minds. I think we should distinguish based on whether it is
by wizzwizz4 5y ago
All communication is manipulation, to an extent – by telling people things, you are affecting their minds. I think we should distinguish based on whether it is in the interests of the recipient for them to be provided with certain input.
Telling you about a new song you'd want to hear? Good. Telling you that I've got a can of beer for you, just after you've left an AA meeting? Bad.
- beardedetim 5y ago> distinguish based on whether it is in the interests of the recipient for them to be provided with certain input Who would distinguish that? The receiver? The giver? Something/someone else? T
- wizzwizz4 5y agoFor most things, it's obvious. (I'm giving a definition, not a process by which rulings can be made.)