#manipulation

#manipulation

An awe-struck stranger has recognized Matthew (Théodore Pellerin) from the celebrity's Instagram posts, and wants some advice on how to follow in his footsteps. "You inspire me to be myself," he gushes. But sandwiched between the awkward flattery is an embarrassing admission: He has no idea what Matthew "does," exactly. In fact, he wonders - eagerly,

Thought control encompasses multiple strategies to influence cognitions, emotions, and behaviors, including psychotherapy, mindfulness, persuasion, peer pressure, and more coercive methods like torture.

"As the new marketing hire settled into the company, the quirky personality of the social media manager, Lewis, revealed itself to be a manipulative façade. The feeling of being out of the loop during meetings became frustrating."

Persistent, demeaning criticism targets insecurities, distorts reality, and can be a subtle form of emotional abuse that is often difficult to recognize.

The manipulation of photographs for propaganda dates back to the earliest days of photography, revealing a longstanding human tendency to distort reality for various motives.

I said if you help the Harrigans, the Harrigans will help you. You have not helped the Harrigans. Not at all. Okay? So now I, Kevin here, he's gonna lose his family, I'm gonna lose my family, both of us are gonna die, and others, yeah? Thanks to you, okay, and Eddie. So I don't think it's very fair that you don't share in some of that joy, you understand.