Comment on Do you feel manipulated? By whom (or by what)?
average650@lemmy.world 10 months agoWhy do you put maliciousness in quotes?
Kids absolutely can be malicious. Sure, it’s a small scale but kids can absolutely manipulate. Asking for an apple , if they really just want an apple, is not manipulation because it’s not malicious. Little Susie telling her sister Jess to give her her soda or shell tell their parents about how the window broke is 100% manipulative though.
kava@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Because it’s sort of hard to describe. Some may say any type of persuasion or attempt at coercion is malicious since in a way you are trying to overpower someone’s will and gain their consent.
I don’t think it’s so clear cut since this type of thing is essential to human communication and relationships. We like to think of ourselves as good people but every time we interact with others we put on a mask and this again can be considered manipulation.
Ok, so in your opinion it is manipulative when you use deception? When you lie to get what you want?
One thing I find interesting about propaganda is that there is almost always some amount of truth in there. It’s in how the truth is presented that defines the message. What you choose to say and what you don’t. That can be very persuasive. Would you consider that type of thing manipulation?
I think this conversation is interesting please don’t think I’m being pedantic. I just wanna attempt to get at the root of this definition
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I’m just another rando chiming in, but wanted to say that yes,that kind of spin (controlling how the truth is presented) is absolutely manipulation