The point, I think, is that "all communication is manipulation" is only true for such a uselessly broad definition of manipulation that it becomes only useful for disguising actual manipulation. Such a broad and mild meaning for manipulation is better described as "communication", and leave the word manipulation for meaningful uses of it.
either you dont think reeducation involves serious manipulation, or you think reeducation, and therefor rehabilitation of any kind is bad.
either way youre wrong.
really dont know what else to say to this
edit: point being, the direct purpose of communication is to express ideas such that other people adopt them, enabling them to be more helpful and productive. communication therefor is a tool with the explicit purpose of reeducation.
literally any attempt to convince someone of something is in effect a form of reeducation. it is manipulation. and it is not inherently bad.
the "definition" you want to use ignores the actual denotative meaning of the word manipulate in favour of the colloquial meaning of manipulation.
obviously in day to day speech, communication and manipulation are not usable interchangeably, that is not the fucking point
The point, I think, is that "all communication is manipulation" is only true for such a uselessly broad definition of manipulation that it becomes only useful for disguising actual manipulation. Such a broad and mild meaning for manipulation is better described as "communication", and leave the word manipulation for meaningful uses of it.
either you dont think reeducation involves serious manipulation, or you think reeducation, and therefor rehabilitation of any kind is bad.
either way youre wrong.
really dont know what else to say to this
edit: point being, the direct purpose of communication is to express ideas such that other people adopt them, enabling them to be more helpful and productive. communication therefor is a tool with the explicit purpose of reeducation.
literally any attempt to convince someone of something is in effect a form of reeducation. it is manipulation. and it is not inherently bad.
the "definition" you want to use ignores the actual denotative meaning of the word manipulate in favour of the colloquial meaning of manipulation.
obviously in day to day speech, communication and manipulation are not usable interchangeably, that is not the fucking point