Influence

I am not nearly as influenced by commercials as people who make the commercials would like me to be. I like to thing I have ad blindness. There is more influence on their part than I like to admit.

I am, however highly influenced by my friend's choices. People I consider my peers have a great deal of power over my decisions even if they do not set out to to do so.

Someone mentions waffles on their status and I want waffles. Someone dares to mention french toast, and I want french toast. Someone says they got a new motorcycle, you get the idea.

It doesn't work with pets, people or phones.  It works with Japanese Animation, movies and most of all, food.