Re:My six stages of learning to be a socially normal person
by 1shooner on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @08:42AM
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Yes, I think we have different definitions. Some people make a distinction between social behavior and manipulation that you apparently do not.
If I wear nice clothes and make a good impression on someone, I am creating an outcome we both wanted at the outset. If we are meeting socially, they probably wanted to like me, and I wanted them to like me. That was the shared goal. That is cooperative, not manipulative.
If I wear nice clothes and make a good impression on someone, I am creating an outcome we both wanted at the outset. If we are meeting socially, they probably wanted to like me, and I wanted them to like me. That was the shared goal. That is cooperative, not manipulative.