Is it possible for one person to affects the lives of several others around her?

Question

if people begin doing what she does, like cutting her hair, dressing like and taking up her hobbies. how is she affecting these people? thanks

Answer 1

"Is it possible for one person to affects the lives of several others around her?"

I'd say it's not only possible, but inevitable. You yourself were in your mother's womb for some nine months to get here, right? ^_^ *lol* I know I was...

Ok then. Basically, the point of it is that everyone matters. Everyone has an influence on other people, whether we *want to* do so or not. The kicker is that we have to choose *what effect* we want to have on others at some point.

To follow your example above, if I read it correctly. If your friend is influencing other people, her peers around her, to have the same haircut, dress like her, or have the same hobbies as her, that tells me one of two things:

--The positive version of events suggests quite strongly that she's really popular, a good friend to be around, and that her peers find her a sensual person who they regard as attractive. In other words, she's a good role model at least in terms of appearances.

--The negative version of events has her being a really intensely control-freakish person who bullies and browbeats other people into being *just like her* if they want the "privilege" of her company.

And the truth? Well, for most folks, that usually lies somewhere *in between* those two extremes. Yes, I've met folks living fairly close to the positive and negative ends of that continuum, and you will too, that's just life for you. But most people have it in them to be both a good and a bad influence, to be both a good and a bad example, depending on the other person.

Why? Because when we are *all* connected, the connections are almost always *two-way* (unless she's the dictator of a small kingdom, in which case the typical rules don't apply). Meaning people influence *each other*.

Maybe one of the influenced friends has clued this "influence" in that her heels are a bit high, and that it might not be healthy for her feet to wear shoes that mean. Or maybe the whole social circle of fans acts as a stabilizing factor that keeps the "influence" from doing anything *too* extreme or obnoxious (it's one thing to jump off of a cliff when you're all alone, quite another when you know *others* might jump off after you because *they follow you*).

So...how is this happening? It may work like an economy. It may well just be a simple exchange of ideas and notions, and the "influence" might *just so happen* to have more good ideas than her peers. Life isn't fair, this happens sometimes.

There may also be other factors at work here, like the age of the peer group (teenagers and peer pressure), the nature of the times (do we really *have* good role models out there in society these days?), or something unusual about the influence herself (maybe she has a uniquely warm, accepting personality that makes her peers feel safe.).

But generally....people want friends. They want role models too. They want to belong somewhere and to be accepted with a warm regard somewhere. And most influences at least *pretend* to meet that need.

I hope this helps...have a star! ^_^

Answer 2

IMHO, the simple fact of interacting with someone affects them. I'm not the same as I was before I saw this question. I'm affected by it. Every friend I have or have had has been touched simply for having known me, and I them. How is she affecting them? Well, in that instance though, I see it as being that's not really affecting in a straight fashion, she's more affecting them simply because they choose to change because of something she's done.

I hope that makes sense. I see it more as thier choice, it's more passive on her part.

Answer 3

Defenetly as u watch people around u others also watch and sometimes imitate if they are impressed most likely your brothers, sisters etc. so it is very important that u set a good and positive example that it puts a good effect on people around u

Answer 4

I suppose you would call her a trend setter, its not like a weird mind meld or something. Possibly these people look up to her, or are just very unoriginal in their choice of hair, fashion and activities.

Answer 5

Not necessarily affects them,but they do make comments about what people do when it is really none of their business.In other words they judge people when in fact it is really none of their business.

Answer 6

Then, they can make a coir group. :)