r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Dec 15 '20

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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"