Whether consciously or subconsciously instigated. By ordinary citizens, authority figures, shop workers, bus drivers, or really anyone for that matter
In personal relationships we usually call them things like “abuse tactics”, “manipulation”, etc.
Gaslighting gets all the press, but plain bullying is more common. It doesn’t have to be a threat of violence: “go along with my whims or I’ll create an unpleasant scene” is bullying too.
“You don’t get to leave until my needs are satisfied” is another. Heck, I’ve seen that from car salesmen confronted by a customer who just wants to pay up front for a car, no financing, no extras. After the check was handed over, but before the car was brought out, there suddenly were a bunch of extra forms to say “no, I don’t want these expensive extras.”
Would you believe it, I am waging psychological warfare against you right now. It’s not working, though. I am very bad at this.
Good on you for doing your best!
What exactly is your definition of psychological warfare. This question needs parameters otherwise people will claim anything is psychological warfare
In this question I was more specifically referring to the psychological warfare between citizens, in the quest for dominance and control in the social hierarchy present in our societies
Have you looked at your phone recently? That’s all that thing is unless you literally don’t use it for anything other than calls and texts, and even then, phone manufacturers are constantly constructing their OS to guide you to other functions.
Grocery stores, hold music, business deals, recruiting…it’s all around you.
Do you mean warfare between nations? Or would psychology warfare include marketing cognitive manipulation?
