Does everyone Manipulate?

I think everyone manipulates at times. Even if it is in a subtle way. Then there are not so subtle ways like the media in the news and newspapers. Sometimes I think people manipulate ever so subtly that it is almost an unconcience action.

Everyone manipulates. You do it to get your kids to do something or to get someone to do things for you or take you someplace special. It is just natural human nature and without it, some of us would never get people to do things for us. I mean, you could easily throw a rope over someone and make him do what you want, but it is much easier to just get him in a position of doing something by smiling and steering him towards that couch you want to move. It just becomes bad when you want someone to do something illegal or immoral.

I think it's because we're all trying to survive that we are perceived as manipulating others. I think there is positive manipulation and negative manipulation e.g. PM when parents make children comply into whats good for them, e.g. NM when children give their parents a hard time :) I think manipulation is a way of life for everyone. We manipulate "physically, via-technology, socially, via influence and persuasion, or financially [wikipedia.org] My favorite manipulation has to do with my thoughts, my feelings and a worthy goal. In early schooling, I made my self to feel afraid of having to be dependent and afraid of staying ignorant. Luckily, it worked and my mind never tired of learning and relearning. Goals have been achieved and new goals are on the target. What I learn is: "Do not finish all the work too soon. 'Ya might end up like George Eastman." (With all due respect to Kodak Chief, I'd do the same thing if I were in his shoes)