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>It's misleading to use the word "gaslighting" as a synonym to "lie", "deceit" or "fraud". It would be nice if that was as far as it drifted. I've seen it used
by automatic6131 4y ago
>It's misleading to use the word "gaslighting" as a synonym to "lie", "deceit" or "fraud".
It would be nice if that was as far as it drifted. I've seen it used as a synonym for "disagreeing [with me]" and "mistaken".
- a4a4a4a4 4y agoWell, if you're disagreeing with someone who cannot conceive that they _might_ be wrong, then to them you _are_ gaslighting them. Even though they're just wrong and refusing to engage.
- executesorder66 4y agoNo. Because only if they _could_ conceive that they were wrong, would you be gaslighting them. You have to succeed at making them doubt themselves for it to be gaslighting.
- a4a4a4a4 4y agoStop gaslighting me. /s
- kortilla 4y agoWell if you don’t convince them, then you’re just “trying to gaslight them”. I’ve been on the receiving end of this stupidity.
- executesorder66 4y agoFair counterpoint. But gaslighting would still have to be a continued effort over a long period of time. If it's just one conversation/argument, then that still isn't gaslighting. Or to put it another way: the distinction would be are they persistently (and subversively) trying to change your thoughts on the matter for their own personal gain, or did they just express disagreement?