Deadwood Dale's Enables & Dis-enablers

In a video dated from May 11th, popculture commentator & youtuber Deadwood Dale commented that enablers & dis-enablers are similar.

Enablers are a familiar pop psychology concept, where Person A renders aid to Person B in an activity that will harm B in the long run. This is usually done, because A is rewarded with the feeling of being needed.

The dis-enabler denigrate & devalues the other person's ability. That way, the dis-enabler can step in to help. In my previous post about disempowerment, I identified this as the 3rd trick pulled: selling the problem to a sucker, to sell the cure as well. Deadwood Dale emphasizes the important point that the motivation is similar to the enabler, in that the dis-enabler feels needed & validated. The dis-enabler, like the enabler, also feels superior to the target, because the target needs their help to succeed.

The sheer amount of evil that is done to satisfy mere ego is quite amazing.