> I don't respect people unless they've earned my respect. That's... just wrong. For one thing, everyone deserves a baseline level of respect as per our shared

> I don't respect people unless they've earned my respect. That's... just wrong. For one thing, everyone deserves a baseline level of respect as per our shared human dignity. Also living in a world where nobody is worth the time of day unless they've gone out of the way to prove themselves respectable just sounds miserable. You should respect everyone unless they've done something to lose your respect.