I&#x27;m sure it varies, but it wasn&#x27;t hard for me to convince my friends, and that&#x27;s not because they respect me, it&#x27;s because it&#x27;s an easily explainable thing.<p>If we&#x27;re talking about character-based influence though, then we should also consider how people perceive Apple and the government.  People love Apple products, and law enforcement overreach videos and stories have been circulating a lot lately.