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[โ€“] Lightor@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I think that's what stuck for me. Manipulation takes many forms, not all look evil. She should take these observations and talk to him about it, instead of using them as tools to treat his feelings.

[โ€“] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Talk about what, though?

"Hello, I would like to give you peanuts sometimes when you're sad. Do you accept these terms?"

What is he consenting to that he's not already aware of?

Speaking of pavlovian conditioning, the reason I don't like casinos, loot boxes in video games, gacha mechanics, etc., is not that I think those people haven't consented to their money being taken from them. I just don't think those are good institutions. Or practices. Whichever word applies. They take more than they give, and I don't think that's fair.