• lescher@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Grooming does not just mean “influencing children”, stop using it for everything you don’t like

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      1 year ago

      “the practice of preparing or training someone for a particular purpose or activity” seems like a valid definition for indoctrinating kids into joining an illogical cult.

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        1 year ago

        This definition basically means all school is grooming. And all on the job training. Or essentially anything where you are assisting someone else to be able to do something.

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          1 year ago

          Yes by that definition that is true, but that is an actual definition of the word grooming. I was just pointing out the word did work for what it was used for