Would you be confused? Would you be mad? Would you even care?

LOL, I’d never do this, but it seems harmless silly enough…

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    3 months ago

    It’s harmless if you tell them.

    If you don’t tell them, it’s called gaslighting and it’s very harmful.

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        3 months ago

        Yes it is. You change something about a person’s environment, and when they ask “did you change that thing?” you deny it. If you never reveal that you actually changed the thing, it’s called gaslighting.

        It’s named after a movie in which one character did this to another character with the intensity of gas lamps on the wall, with the intention of making her doubt her own perceptions.

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          3 months ago

          If you don’t tell them

          is different from

          when they ask “did you change that thing?” you deny it

          I’m just being a stickler for the active vs passive method of letting the victim question their sanity.