I actively disagree with the top-level comment as I read it.
I do, however, think this may be a difference of interpretation on the question and it’s domain.
I don’t think it makes very much sense to say that “gaslighting” is a bad idea. It describes a harmful behavior that you may observe in the world.
I think that @cousin_it may be saying, in no conflict with what I said above, that the verbal tag “gaslighting” is frequently used in inappropriate ways, like to shut out a person who says ‘I didn’t do that’ by putting them in a bucket labeled “abuser”. I think this is a reasonable observation [1], but I don’t think this is what the question-asker meant. I think they were seeking bad concepts, not concepts that are used in bad ways.
I actively disagree with the top-level comment as I read it.
I do, however, think this may be a difference of interpretation on the question and it’s domain.
I don’t think it makes very much sense to say that “gaslighting” is a bad idea. It describes a harmful behavior that you may observe in the world.
I think that @cousin_it may be saying, in no conflict with what I said above, that the verbal tag “gaslighting” is frequently used in inappropriate ways, like to shut out a person who says ‘I didn’t do that’ by putting them in a bucket labeled “abuser”. I think this is a reasonable observation [1], but I don’t think this is what the question-asker meant. I think they were seeking bad concepts, not concepts that are used in bad ways.