Respect isn't earned. You receive the amount of respect you give.
Respect isn't earned. You receive the amount of respect you give.
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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IMHO a base level of respect should always be given. This base level is earned by existing as a being with thoughts and emotions. The way a person acts, any social standing, etc. can then lead to additional respect on top of that, but the level cannot fall below the base.
I also believe that in a first interaction with a person, you should start at the base level always, regardless of any prior knowledge about social standing etc. This also helps to define the base level in a meaningful way, e.g. if this is the level of respect I award my new boss, this is also the level of respect I should award a random homeless person