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Originally Posted by Emily Fox Seaton
I very much have this. But I guess I know on some level that my actions tell them they shouldn't respect me. I have thought about what I might change to have them respect me... such as
- dressing to keep up with the Jonses'
- being serious all the time.
- being friends with people that are vipers
And then I think about it, and I realize, I don't want to change my behavior, so I am just going to have to deal with the disrespect.
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yea I have never had an interest in status symbols and living that way, I am a modest person who just desires to get by in a world where everyone wants to have more than the next. it's kinda depressing how much society can reinforce the feeling of being less than everyone else if you refuse to buy into the competition based ideology. I guess a solution is to not give a ****? but that's always been easier said than done.