Interesting thought; most Americans gaslight themselves because of how pervasive gaslighting is in our society.

In my decades of consulting, people more often don’t or can’t change how they work not because there is any rule or leadership mandate but because they believe it is not acceptable to do something differently.

This starts with children. When I became a parent I realized I was automatically assuming that when my child was objecting to something or crying/whining it was because she was trying to get away with something or manipulate me - and I realized how effed up that is.

Children do not appear in the world and somehow start scheming.