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Influence doesn’t actually mean manipulating people, in my own understanding it’s just try to save your friend from certain bad behavior like they say bird of the same feather flock together , influence when negative can be manipulative(self gain) or good.

The way you put it it can but it sdoes mean you want someone to be like you want him to be. Your standards.

No, it simply means trying to save the person, books can influence some to do good or bad same for a person it only could be manipulation if you do it for your selfish gain

Thank you for explaining. A good weekend to you.

Your welcome and thank you for taking the time to go through my post.
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