how or what?

[Vaok]

______other people think about you is none of your business.Believe yourself.

"how" or "what" ? I find on the Internet both are used. Would any native speaker explain it to me ? thank you.

[Alan]

Hi Vaok,

'How other people think ...' suggests the manner in which they think about you - this could be 'kindly' 'in a friendly way' 'in an unpleasant way' and so on.

'What they think about you ...' suggests the exact opinion they have about you - this could be that they consider you 'intelligent 'attractive' 'stupid' and so on.

Alan
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[Vaok]

thanks a lot,Alan.