#manipulative — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei/117270105711522562

Why are these #religious nuts always so preoccupied with other people's junk?

I mean, I am fascinated to some degree with my own I guess, but constructing a whole belief system around controlling other people's junk, or people based on their junk, just seems...

#weird
#Silly if it wasn't so destructive
#Manipulative
#Exploitive

It suggests to me that they simply spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about other people's junk.

Time that could be spent more productively.

SA doctor banned for inappropriate relationship with patient who accused him of ‘grooming’ her

A former Adelaide doctor has been banned from practising medicine in Australia for at least two years after…
#Australia #Adelaide #doctor #generalpractitioner #inappropriate #inappropriaterelationship #manipulative #patient #powerimbalance #practicinglicence #prescriptionmedication #professionalmisconduct #registeredhealthpractitioner #relationship
https://www.europesays.com/australia/49198/

Was going through the (partial!) Epstein Files.

This is exactly how convicted child-sex offender Jeffrey #Epstein wanted his victims to feel, when with him, especially minors! 🤢

Page 200 of the Birthday #book "The first 50 years".

Full source:
https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/09/Request-No.-1.pdf

#EpsteinFiles #News #Crime #Criminal #JeffreyEpstein #USA #US #America #UnitedStates #Government #Corruption #Evil #Psychology #manipulation #pedo #pedophile #dark #manipulative #girl #girls #woman #women #FULLEPSTEINFILESNOW

#mediaproducers present us with information about #ourworld. An #objectiveview is an #ideal only. #Objectivity exists as an #aspiration. #Facts themselves might be objectively true, their #presentation never is. #context matters. It would be nice to have a tool that presents all this #content in a manner that helps us categorise & consume less nudgingly. Only #FOSS can deliver here. Be prepared for #manipulative #agents, as #AI is a #tool of #opression primarily. #ads is #legal #humanhacking

#Gaslighting creates unnecessary additional #traumas. It is #abusive & #manipulative.
I have always struggled with forgiveness towards gaslighters. It's literally #crazymaking & it's harmful to our souls. It makes you question yourself, your realities & it dissolves trust.

#Psychological #AbuseTactics #AbuseSurvivors #EducationIsPower

I like both 'Basic Instinct' movies, but #2 is definitely my favorite. Sharon Stone, you are a hoot! #basicinstinct #basicinstinctII #sharonstone #movie #movies #noir #noirmovies #sexy #manipulative #killer #murder #murderer #psychiatrist #psychiatric #therapy #botchedtherapy

Welch Überraschung, nicht❗️🤬
#ZDF #Merz #Propaganda #Sender❗️🤬

Das #ZDF springt dem Kanzler zur Seite, nutzt dafür auch #manipulative #Grafiken. Die ZDF #Umfrage zeigt, dass die meisten Menschen Merz die „Stadtbild“-Panik nicht abkaufen und sich sicher fühlen. Dennoch titelt das ZDF, die Mehrheit stünde hinter #Merz. Das zeigt, wie #ernst das #Problem an der #medialen und #politischen #Spitze #Deutschlands ist.

https://www.volksverpetzer.de/faktencheck/zdf-umfrage-widerspricht-merz/

→ We Are Rushing Into the Same Mistakes We Made With Social Media
https://www.afterbabel.com/p/dont-repeat-social-media-mistakes

“To address the crisis of youth #anxiety, #depression, and #loneliness to which the tech #industry itself was a major contributor, companies like Meta, #Replika, and #CharacterAI now offer a synthetic antidote: the AI #Companion.”

“AI companions' #manipulative design exploits #adolescents' developing #brains, posing a high risk for emotional #dependence.”

#AI #tech #Meta #youth #crisis #design

The only #Indigenous people that #BCNDP #DavidEby & federal #GovernmentOfCanada #PrimeMinister #MarkCarney like are muthuafucking #crapitalist #sellouts.
They love their own fully #colonial #groomed #IndianAgents. Doing dirty n old, #DivideToConquer exploitation tactics.
You gotta be really thick in the skull to not see this #manipulative BS.

#BCPoli #racism #ColonizerTactics #ArrestPoliticians #BCNewDeathParty #CDNpoli

How to Tell If Someone Is Genuinely #Kind or Just #Manipulative

In a world where appearances can be deceiving, distinguishing between genuine #kindness and manipulation is an essential skill.

https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/how-to-tell-if-someone-is-genuinely-kind-or-just-manipulative/

👏👏⚖️ #Japan court orders #UnificationChurch #dissolved after Shinzo Abe assassination probe
"Tokyo District Court’s revocation of its legal status, which wld take away its tax-exempt privilege & require #liquidation of its assets. The order followed a request by Japan’s Education Ministry in 2023 to dissolve e influential South Korea-based sect, citing #manipulative #fundraising & recruitment tactics tt sowed fear among followers & harmed their families" #corrupted #church
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3303784/japan-court-orders-unification-church-dissolved-after-shinzo-abe-assassination-probe

#Manipulative Narratives: Conservatives often use misleading or outright false claims that resonate emotionally. For example, Trump’s tariff promises targeted economic anxiety in a straightforward way ("China is taking our jobs, and I'll stop them").
Scapegoating: #Blaming specific groups (immigrants, elites, foreign countries) simplifies complex #problems, giving voters a tangible "enemy."

#DearAbby: Even in #death, I can’t #forgive my #teacher for how she #mistreated me.

I remember her as #manipulative and having a #negative #attitude toward the less fortunate.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Classism

https://www.silive.com/advice/2024/11/dear-abby-even-in-death-i-cant-forgive-my-teacher-for-how-she-treated-me.html

#ElonMusk #liar #fake #manipulative #politics #political #humor #humour

5 Signs of #Emotionally #Manipulative People

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j46P6j_crW0

The #Manipulative Nature of the #Gospel Message

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2zOqImjQE

Unravel the layers of the #gospels message and explore how it can be used to #control, #guilt, and #manipulate those within and outside the walls of your local #Christian #church.
#sundayschool #atheism #deconstruction #exvangelical #atheist #christianity #manipulation

#Close: What starts out warm and endearing turns into some of the most #manipulative #traumaporn bullshit I've seen in a while. I *hate* this thing.

Full review at Mahan's Media: https://betwixtstarproductions.blogspot.com/2023/03/close-2023-movie-review.html #film #movies #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #cinemastodon #comingofage #Gay #drama #belgium #lukasdhont #edendambrine #gustavdewaele #notyourprops

Read my ★ review of "The Whale," the most depressing, exploitative, unintentionally hilarious piece of Oscarbait in the history of depressing, exploitative, unintentionally hilarious Oscarbait. Bonus MST3K points for Darren Aronofsky adding a horror-movie soundtrack every time Brendan Fraser opened a candy bar! https://boxd.it/3ULBIr

#review #film #movie #TheWhale #DarrenAronofsky #BrendanFraser #Oscarbait #terrible #pretentious #exploitative #manipulative #dreary #depressing #ArtsyFartsy

#Manipulative Marketing-Techniken: #Neuromarketing https://www.mittellaendische.ch/2023/02/06/manipulative-marketing-techniken-neuromarketing/

NEW:
What #science can tell us about the #behavioral traits and #cognitive needs that drive #belief in #conspiracy myths.

#antivaxxers & other conspiracy #grifters who now run rampant on @elonmusk's #Twitter cynically abuse these traits when crafting #manipulative content for #attention & profit.

Read:
https://protagonistfuture.substack.com/p/the-conspiracy-mindset

Talking with a friend who went on a date with this #manipulative #creep of a guy.

And I was worried that it would give her the wrong impression of men in general. So I decided that I should stop listening and being supportive for a moment and explain a few things, as a man, to my female friend.

So I said: "Hey, to be fair, a solid 5% of men aren't like that. Of course they're all married."

I'm sure she appreciated it. I'm such a #niceguy .

#mansplaining #notallmen

This is a longish article about the #nature of #Mastodon (and #federated #SocialMedia in general) but it’s worth the time to read it. It’s a good reminder of some key differences between #corporate #capitalist social media and the possibilities of a more #democratic, more #human, and less #devious and #manipulative form of social media. The article also reminds us that #technology doesn’t determine who we are.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/fediverse-could-be-awesome-if-we-dont-screw-it

TechCrunch: "...We’ve recently seen #Facebook/ #Meta using a similarly #manipulative persistent notification tactic when trying to push a policy update on #WhatsApp users in the face of a major T&Cs backlash — which has led to an (ongoing) consumer protection probe in the #EU. But the company has a long, ignoble history of this sort of stuff. So none of this is surprising. But ofc that doesn’t make it okay..."

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/21/instagram-limits-daily-time-limits/

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