Influence and ethics

[nancylebov]

In the course of poking around in my head, I found that I'm very cautious about influencing people and being influenced. I feel very strongly that there's something unsavory about being moved very much by outside influences. It's entirely possible that I'm overdoing the boundary thing.

So, what sort of influence are you uncomfortable exerting? What sort of influence do you dislike having used on you? Do the goals matter? Are there types of influence that you like being on the receiving end of?

I probably don't have enough of a handle on the range of the subject to even ask all the questions that would elicit worthwhile stuff, so feel free to free associate.