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Respect isn't earned. You receive the amount of respect you give. (self.showerthoughts)
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Every time you interact with someone you should give them a base level of respect. How they respond determines the amount of respect you continue to proceed with.

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[–] camelCaseGuy 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What about the respect given to an individual because of its status in society? There are certain people that have a base level of respect because of their seniority, job or role during a period of time.

Those people may or may not show the same amount of respect towards others as is shown to them in general. And I dare say, there will be people willing to defend them even if they are not up to expectations, just because they have that seniority/job/role.

Take for instance:

  • Some politicians
  • Some celebrities
  • Some senior members of an organisation, like CEOs, CTOs, senior managers, etc.