I sometimes think that I've quoted the same 10 songs over and over in... 4?... years of post titles

[dragonladyflame]

I was all set to do an April Fools post yesterday (well, two days ago now that it's 4.40AM), but then my entire Friends page was all "Man I hate April Fools day!" Thus, out of sheerest love for you guys, I did not claim to be moving out of the country. (Plus, that was a lame one. Not nearly as good as my previous efforts

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Morpheus

[anonymous]

I think that manipulative only means using social methods to get what you want. That means using other people. I think that it's important to remember that when you use social power to an end, you really put forth very little work. It's a lot like getting something for nothing.

My roommate will walk up to people and go, "(Person), you're pretty and you smell good. Would you (do favor) for me?" ::eyelashes:: It pretty much always works. It's a strikingly successful tactic, because it's honest in its nonsense flattery, and cute, and small. It is manipulative, but I think that it's not the bad kind of manipulation. It's the white lie of manipulation.

I mean, most women wear make-up, and there's nothing wrong with that. (on an individual level)

I think that negative manipulation is just dishonest, heavy-handed, or to a repugnant end. Implying something that is not going to happen is dishonest. Really laying it on to get someone to do something they really wouldn't want to do is heavy-handed. Getting someone to do something that you shouldn't really be manipulating them into, like all of the chores, or buying everything, etc has a repugnant end.

-Morpheus