there is no doubt for me to stay positive whenever possible. It empowers myself and others. In my experience it can avoid many problems, saving time because you think in solutions. Somebody may think of manipulation but then everything is manipulation because we influence others with our external impact, whether it's positive or not.
Truth, internal mindset is visible outside. The behaviour of other people who are staying with you are often a mirror of yourself.
It's all about perception.. of myself and of others in my opinion. Money, power can amplify attitude of a person like a whale on Steemit. If someone was a good soul in poverty it will with wealth and vice versa.
Steemit is a mirror of mankind. The more people are in here the more it's a mirror. Sometimes i think about the age of "The born Kings" here on Steemit. Yesterday i read an article about the non linear rewards which lead to crazy payouts. This was the age where good and evil kings were born which now have enough power to decide how they use their massive influence. It's inevitable that their influence can make people upset, because it can be so huge. I think there is obviously evil and also good behaviour but there is also gray area where the king himself do something where he/she knows it is good and bad at the same time. It's not that simple with much power i think.
But in the end positivity helps to overcome even the worst events. That's my opinion.