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I guess I've misinterpreted the meaning of "learned helplessness." I've always thought it meant that the person had learned that it was easier to get someone el
by jccalhoun 3y ago
I guess I've misinterpreted the meaning of "learned helplessness." I've always thought it meant that the person had learned that it was easier to get someone else to do it instead of doing it themselves by feigning helplessness. I guess feigned helplessness is a better term for what I was thinking of?
- kayodelycaon 3y agoYeah, that’s unwillingness to do something they know they can do/learn if they wanted to. They aren’t helpless. Actual helplessness has an element of fear or lack of control. The person thinks they aren’t able to do something. Essentially, they’ve given up because they don’t feel any of their actions have control over the outcome.
- ouid 3y ago[dead]
- fknorangesite 3y ago> the person had learned that it was easier to get someone else to do it instead of doing it themselves by feigning helplessness. What you're describing is usually referred to as "weaponized incompetence."
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