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What reason do we have to bully you?

It's just not needed

i am with loveland

there is no point in negativity for the sake of negativity

Like sure negativity can strengthen someone's resolve

I don't know. I just think people take internet shit too seriously

But it shouldn't be forced

I do not go out of my way to banter with people, but if they are there I am going to

Oh yeah, I can agree. But the internet is different when it's with polite company

Why make internet friends if you just treat it like any other part of the internet

That's just my view though

Why do I feel like I am one of the few people here who is the exact same in person as I am online 🤔

Pika my entire life is the internet at this point

^ fair point max

same as max i guess

i don't do much outside of the internet

It's better to treat people with respect than not

Respect is earned

I keep a healthy balance myself

I respect very few people

Well, I respect people unconditionally until the lose it

ok but do you just disrespect people you don't respect

Just because you don't respect someone doesn't mean you have to treat them poorly

No, I am neutral to people until they give me reason to disrespect them

like you're not gonna go around disrespecting people you only just met

Well pika just means that he CAN treat them poorly

I banter with people I just meet all the time

He doesn't have to

He just can

I have kicked off a discussion on bullying

I treat people I respect poorly because I know they can take it

Hm

shitting on friends is fun

treating people poorly is not a matter of respect

I do not even respect my friends tbh

I do not respect myself either, I have not done anything worth respecting

I respect you, Phijkchu_Pikachu.

I think that it is that you're just jaded then haha

that is foolish

lol

I mean, if I respect any old asshole, my respect is worthless

if you respect everyone, than you might as well respect no one

Why does respect have to have worth

fair

it does not

it is a worthless metric

I am talking subjectively though

Yeah

Somehow I feel like your definitions of respect and what it entails are different

Respect means more coming from certain people

^^

that is also likely

this is likely a matter of semantics

Pika were you abused as a child? Kappa

no

Respect in my eyes isn't kissing ass or being in awe, it's just treating you like an equal or more

It all falls into place

Then yeah, completely different definitions

rude, a pedophile...

it's perfect! Kappa

I reserve respect for those who adhere to their principles

fully, without condition

Which is why I respect almost no one

including myself

I can respect myself on my deathbed if I deserve it

I don't really set principles for myself, since every situation is different

Like, I say I'm respectful to everyone but sometimes I just have a bad day

Or I mess up what I meant to say

What do you mean by "principles"

then you are inconsistent. That is something I strive to avoid myself

What you follow no matter what I assume

He means that if you set a principle, when you react to a situation one way, you MUST react the exact same way the next

I suppose that is a way to put it, except you can abandon a principle imo

you just have to either adhere to your principles, or realize under new information your principle is wrong and stop following it

I give everyone respect until they give me a reason not to

you cannot have both

I don't think I have principles then 🤔

or i do

You have a few

you likely do, just not anything strong