Can't Barter Emotions
Give respect, Get respect. A notion I've heard throughout my life, sometimes in those words and other times different. I don't agree, not at a fundamental level at least. I can't expect to get respect - more than basic human respect, from someone just because I respect them. I should inspire respect, through actions and ideas. That's how i respect people, they inspire respect, I want to respect them. If I am to Steelman the idea of give respect and get respect, I could go as far as saying, me giving respect can be inspiring enough for someone to give it back, respect me back, but it was still inspired, it wasn't bartered, and that's where it ends. Now this premise of me invalidating this barter system didn't start with respect, it started with a different emotion, it was trust, and I ended up generalizing it. I believe this generalization works. I can'r barter emotions, I should inspire them.