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*affected. One is a noun usage (effect) and one is a verb usage (affect)
Effect can also be a verb. You can effect change, and thus affect people's lives.
Yes, true, but this is a lesser used form of Effect, and I thought it better not to muddy the waters for someone trying to learn the arbitrary rules we've assigned to one of the more difficult to understand languages in the world: English.