The podcast argues that the impact we have on others is greater than we give it credit for. They do so by giving us multiple examples such as the charity booth. They showed how people put greater distance between them and the booth so they wouldn’t have to make contact and deal with the pressure of being asked to give money. However, when people were approached they mostly did donate and did not reject the person asking. Also with the student/teacher shock session. Although the student had asked the teacher to stop, because the teacher was told that they had to go through with it, they listened and disregarded the students. Even though the teacher did not want to go through with it, they still listened because it is more uncomfortable to say no. People hold more power than they think and do not even recognize it.

One time my former friend had asked me why I had stopped talking to them and I just said that some of the jokes that they made were not funny and very cringe to me. What I didn’t realize was that it took a toll on him and he no longer tried to make jokes and became more quiet after that. I felt really bad and had later apologized for it. He said that he didn’t pay any mind to it but I knew he was lying because I could tell that he changed. Another time that this happened to me personally was when my friends had taken a joke too far about my fashion sense. It made me insecure about what I was going to buy and what outfits I would put together. I would literally run my cart through them before buying just to make sure they approved of it. Now, I don’t let it affect me because I have become more confident with my style, however at the time, it did affect me.