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> things are plainly obvious.

To you. You are projecting.



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> You're projecting. It's a tell.

At least the irony of this statement isn't lost on one of us.


>If you conclude otherwise I conclude its because its the answer you wish were true.

Confession through projection.


> which we all know are false

I think you’re projecting your own beliefs onto others.


> They should be brave and take the blame for it!

Projection if I've ever seen it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection


Classic case of projection here.

"Always accuse your enemy of exactly what you are doing"


>always comes off as obvious and ham fisted.

Isn't this case only when the thing really is obvious and just because you can spot couple of those "obvious cases" does not mean you have spotted every attempt, only the obvious ones.


> He was brilliant. But also a con artist.

Yes, it was very clearly stated that he was a liar. A "con artist" is a significantly bigger liar than a mere "liar".

> You're projecting.

Hmm. "It's not OK to do X. I refuse to do X and you should not tolerate people who do it." That's projecting? I think you need to look up what that word means. Unless you're literally accusing me of being a liar specifically because I am against lying? Some kind of "takes one to know one" Grade-school jab? What exactly are you on about?


> I think you're reading my intentions in bad faith.

One can only read your words, not your intentions. If you want to avoid miscommunication, make your words match your intentions.


> I have no illusions

You're reading this incorrectly. This means they don't think what they say next.


>They’re perfectly up front and obvious about it, not hiding anything.

Wtf, this is the opposite of "up front." You had to poke around and figure it out yourself based on a suspicion. Up front means that they just tell you, no figuring out required.


>This is clear gaslighting

Please don't destroy the term gaslighting. It means something very important and not at all what you are using it for here.


>> reality distortion field

Don’t attribute a seeming idiocy to something which is a clear sign of malice.


> Don't always take things at face value.

You are literally presenting an opinion at face value ...


> People will read something into your post you sometimes did not even intend.

I think this is an expression of something that seems to be a fundamental aspect of human nature: we tend to see what we expect to see rather than what is really there.


>You've set up an unfalsifiable belief there.

This is a tactic that needs to be called out more often.


> Thats a kind of gaslighting isn't it.

No, jesus christ, not every bad take is gaslighting.


> Sitting in your cube and convincing yourself you're being taken advantage of doesn't mean you are.

This is a condescending attitude verging on gaslighting.

"Just because you believe it, doesn't make it true."

A low-power truism used to dismiss real pain.


>If you don’t explain your intentions it comes off as brainwashing the viewer.

Sorry, what?


>it makes you look pretty bad.

But they are being honest, they are saying what they are thinking....

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