What is the difference between “manipulative” and “persuasive”?
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a manipulation pits part of you against another part of you. a persuasion is something you’re unanimously into
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then i guess you learn something 😅
i suppose there's also a question of the intent of the manipulator / persuader - did they knowingly try to get you to do something harmful to you, for their benefit
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I’m thinning it’s not connected to the actual outcome at all but something to do with the mechanism for guiding to a conclusion. Like Socratic method is strongly persuasion bucket (?) and propaganda strongly in manipulation bucket ?
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what if it's for their benefit, but not harmful to you, though? and without being them, how do you determine intent?