on the other hand, if someone hassles you like that isn't it kind of inevitable that you'd end up feeling superior to them? from a sheer psychological perspecti

on the other hand, if someone hassles you like that isn't it kind of inevitable that you'd end up feeling superior to them? from a sheer psychological perspective you can't help but feel "well, i know that there's no real reason to hassle me; if s/he doesn't know that, they must be incredibly stupid/uneducated/malicious/some other negative quality", because from your point of view there is absolutely no positive reason you can attach to their actions.