.Social manipulation is one of the fundamental ways that any social sapient being gets thing done. It's in fact the "soft" option on the "soft vs. hard" scale: its essence is to persuade others to do what you want. Manipulation can be overt or covert to varying degrees. The problem with manipulation is when it is done aggressively and immorally.

How do we judge "aggressive" or "immoral" in this case?

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