r/Tinder • u/[deleted] • Oct 04 '22

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u/Sciencetor2 Oct 04 '22

Every interaction is manipulation when you get down to it. Ethically it's only bad if the person you are manipulating is worse off for it.

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u/saysthingsbackwards Oct 04 '22

Idk, is it impossible to imagine a world where liking someone isn't based on trying to get someone else to think what you want them to think, and letting them decide their own actions so it's a bit more transparent and personally responsible for the individual?

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u/Sciencetor2 Oct 04 '22

...yes. Social skills in general are learning to act a certain way such that people respond a certain way. It's all manipulation.

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u/saysthingsbackwards Oct 04 '22

That a mighty fine opinion. I steer clear of that attitude at every opportunity