What kind of impact do the ask-public answers have on people?

What kind of impact do the ask-public answers have on people?
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Depends on the person asking I suppose. If they are gullible and malleable enough to do whatever is told to them then it could have a negative impact. The asker needs to have the wisdom to choose between good advice and bad advice and take everything with a grain of salt from their shaker… knowing that only they know the whole story.
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