Gaslighting Versus Bladerunning

Convincing your girlfriend she's crazy or paranoid is called gaslighting, and it's a dick move. But convincing her she's a robot with artificially implanted human emotions is called bladerunning. It's a Philip K. Dick move.

A close-up of a woman from Blade Runner appears beneath a joke contrasting gaslighting with convincing someone that she is a robot with implanted emotions. The punchline combines the film's replicant premise with author Philip K. Dick, whose novel inspired the movie, turning “dick move” into a literary pun. EN: A close-up of a woman from Blade Runner appears beneath a joke contrasting gaslighting with convincing someone that she is a robot with implanted emotions. The punchline combines the film's replicant premise with author Philip K. Dick, whose novel inspired the movie, turning “dick move” into a literary pun.

• @antichirst / 22003 2026-03-17