abuse take
@HTHR@cybre.space yes god same
I honestly.. Yeah, I get way too scared to go "No.. That's not what that means at all. Please don't use it like that." b/c people get rlly defensive & act like you're implying [topic they're talking about] isn't bad at all.
Ppl use gaslighting to mean 'anything deceptive' now, & the justifications are always.. Strained, wooly excuses for a quick & easy shortcut to giving their position extra emotional impact (dressing it in the language of interpersonal abuse).