PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org to Flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 months agoHappy America-is-trash Daylemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1121arrow-down1imageHappy America-is-trash Daylemmy.sdf.orgPM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org to Flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square16linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOf the Air (cele/celes)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWith all respect meant we think you mean condition and manipulate. Brainwashing is a very specific thing used in torture etc.
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 months agoPerhaps yes, but brainwashing has entered the common usage to mean more than the original specific meaning. Kind of like “gaslighting” which was at first something very specific.
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months agoLike see the dictionary defintion which has become quite loose.
With all respect meant we think you mean condition and manipulate. Brainwashing is a very specific thing used in torture etc.
Perhaps yes, but brainwashing has entered the common usage to mean more than the original specific meaning. Kind of like “gaslighting” which was at first something very specific.
Hm. Okay.
Like see the dictionary defintion which has become quite loose.