THE DISRESPECT

[Master Raiden]

You know what, it does. But, sometimes those personal moral philosophies can teach others a lesson. It teaches them that you're not playing any games with them anymore. If you match their energy, then I guarantee you they'll start to change their behavior and develop a different opinion about you. Get in their face and let them know what the deal is.

That won't happen. If you match their energy, you're just lowering yourself to their level and they will feel less bad about disrespecting you.

Kind of like in the thread about corporal punishment, people are more likely to respect you if you show them that you are someone who deserves respect. Why would they want to respect you if you yell back at them and tell them that they're wrong for acting the way they did? Show them respect and they will feel worse when they don't return the favor.

Another reason why matching their energy won't work is because it didn't work on you. If getting aggressive and confrontational shows that they're "not playing any games", then why didn't you back down? It seems like it just makes things worse.

If the big dog starts barking at you, bark back at them.

And what if both people think the same way? You're just going to end up with two people trying to overpower each other. What is the result you are trying to achieve with this?