Oh, I’m sure many a traditional gaslighter had every intention of helping their victim. The issue I take is with the complete lack of informed consent at play

Oh, I’m sure many a traditional gaslighter had every intention of helping their victim. The issue I take is with the complete lack of informed consent at play here. I’m not willing to see that as a positive. The toxic behavior in secretly manipulating for “good” far outweighs any altruism in my book.