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Re:Who is responsible for the greatest change to our languag... by infp_arborist on Saturday September 14, 2024 @05:17AM (#41538559)
So I am guessing if we teach teenage girls (and future mothers) nonviolent communication, we will have peace in our communities in a couple of generations?
Re:Who is responsible for the greatest change to our languag... by krona on Saturday September 14, 2024 @05:27AM (#41538599)
If by 'peace' you mean the coercive control, manipulation and emotional exploitation of those around you, perhaps.
Re:Who is responsible for the greatest change to our languag... by orwin on Saturday September 14, 2024 @06:24AM (#41538809)
This is a dark view on non violent communication. I don't think it is as useful as it's proponents says, but surely you give it way more power and intent that those techniques really have, no ?
Re:Who is responsible for the greatest change to our languag... by watwut on Saturday September 14, 2024 @06:41AM (#41538875)
You can argue whether it is manipulative, but you can not deny "the intent" here. You you read up technique and then apply it, the conscious intent is 100% there. You made an active choice and went out of your way to enact it.
Re:Who is responsible for the greatest change to our languag... by orwin on Saturday September 14, 2024 @02:23PM (#41541750)
I can deny the intent to be exploitative and coercive.

Really I don't see how. I would like an example, i have learned sales techniques and to me even sales techniques, who are multiple order of magnitude more manipulative imho, aren't really coercive . Also, sales techniques works way better on persons not aware of them, non-violent communication mostly work if both persons use it (that makes it way less actionable than it's proponents affirm), which is to me the opposite of exploitative.

Re:Who is responsible for the greatest change to our languag... by watwut on Sunday September 15, 2024 @03:03PM (#41549521)
Maybe you have jist shifted what you allow yourself to see as coercive and manipulative in the process of accepting sales techniques.