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Re:The Great Gaslighting of the JavaScript Era – The Spicy Web by ceejayoz on Thursday March 02, 2023 @08:10AM (#34995200)
> A single statement can never be gaslighting.

"I spoke to everyone" is, by definition, not a single statement.

Everyone telling you you're wrong definitely can instill doubts about your perception.

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Re:The Great Gaslighting of the JavaScript Era – The Spicy Web by dkiok21k on Thursday March 02, 2023 @08:20AM (#34995286)
""I spoke to everyone and they all think I am wrong" is a different statement than "I spoke to everyone and they all think you are wrong".

Continously being told to "be wrong" can instill such doubts, but more precisely it would be me worrying about you "seeing it wrong", not accusing you of _being_ wrong about something. Your quote does not necessarily carry that meaning.

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Re:The Great Gaslighting of the JavaScript Era – The Spicy Web by Larrikin on Thursday March 02, 2023 @08:23AM (#34995322)
I talked to everyone that uses the term gas lighting and they all think your definition is too narrow.
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