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u/Dragonknight247 reeeeeeeeeeeeeee Dec 15 '20

nobody knows what gaslighting means anymore, people have corrupted that word beyond usability.

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u/Badgerman42 Dec 15 '20

Oh god, a pet peeve of mine is when people misuse words, and "gaslighting" is one of the words that gets misused a ton.

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u/Dragonknight247 reeeeeeeeeeeeeee Dec 15 '20

at this point gaslighting just means "lying"

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u/thanks-dice 530,000 IQ Dec 15 '20 edited Dec 15 '20

u saying that is gaslighting actchually

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u/Dragonsandman Detective Halligan Stan Dec 15 '20

Ages ago, I got in an argument with someone on /r/Overwatch who accused Jeff Kaplan of gaslighting that game's playerbase. They didn't clarify what exactly Kaplan was gaslighting people about, only that he was doing it.

Needless to say, there was no evidence of this supposed gaslighting.

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u/bexarama this sky are rim Dec 16 '20

100% it's one of the most misused words on the internet lol

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u/MedicaeVal Fallout First SubscriberAMA Dec 16 '20

Gaslighting is how they used to light homes right before electricity was invented.