magnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agoHow does this thing work? (wrong answers only)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down13
arrow-up1134arrow-down1imageHow does this thing work? (wrong answers only)lemmy.worldmagnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squareSmuuthbrane@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·3 days agoIt doesn’t work. It’s an optical illusion, but is so compelling that yiu hallucinate feeling the air move. This was first used on gas stoves, which is where the term gaslighting came from.
minus-squareuberfreeza@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 days agoIt actually came from WWI, and it used to be called “gaslamping,” since that’s what they had used at the time.
minus-squarepolydactyl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoUmmmm pretty sure none of that happened
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 days agoAre you suggesting that someone would reply to a post in !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world with something untrue? Ridiculous.
minus-squarelastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoBut you love being gaslit
It doesn’t work. It’s an optical illusion, but is so compelling that yiu hallucinate feeling the air move.
This was first used on gas stoves, which is where the term gaslighting came from.
It actually came from WWI, and it used to be called “gaslamping,” since that’s what they had used at the time.
Does this work for only fans?
Ummmm pretty sure none of that happened
Are you suggesting that someone would reply to a post in !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world with something untrue? Ridiculous.
But you love being gaslit
Wrong answers only.