Journal shanen's Journal: Respect for the individual 21
"Respect for the individual." First heard about this one about 40 years ago. One of the three guiding principles of a great company. Still around, but they dumped that idea a while back, though I'm still working on it.
Back when the company had that principle, there was a strong consensus that it was the best company in the world, at least some of the time. By the time I started working there, they were already on the down side, and one of the biggest problems was that they had forgotten what the principles were about. The other two principles were easier to understand and follow but "respect for the individual" was already on the ropes, though it somehow became something of a fetish object for me.
Seems like a simple idea, but it isn't. To really understand the meaning, you have to apply it to everyone. It's really easy to respect some folks. Many of my coworkers and customers were elite engineers and programmers with PhDs from hoity toity universities. One of them even rose above normal rankings and did me the peculiar honor of asking for a bit of minor help on a TED talk. Went well, too. Easy to respect such individuals, but you can't draw the line there, or you're disrespecting other folks and it has to be universal.
I've often suspected that my difficulty with the concept was related to my time in the service, where the rules of respect were completely codified and ritualized. Up? Respect. Down? Phuck 'em. Convenient, but mindless, and ultimately fake. Real respect for the individual has to go every which way.
Maybe my problem with the concept had more to do with self-respect? It has to go inwards, too, or maybe it's better to say that respect for other individuals has to be based on a foundation of self-respect, too. If you have perfectionist or idealistic tendencies, then it's kind of hard to practice that respect in reverse for exactly the same reason that the high-level respect doesn't easily go to lower levels.
For a while I tried specialization. I thought the trick of "respect for the individual" might involve finding the unique strength, even if it was a negative one, and then you can respect that. Can you respect someone for being the biggest liar in the room? How about respecting the greatest rudeness or stupidity, even if you have to limit the scope of the "greatness" to a slashdot journal? Actually takes me back to the military days again... Perverted version of the 23rd psalm "because I'm the baddest motherphucker in the valley [of the shadow of death]."
So how can you respect a subhuman and mindless troll? I failed again.
Oh well. Guess I need to keep studying it.
By the way I'm leaving this one open for comments just in case some trolls are stupid enough to want to prove my point. Unlikely that any of them will say anything interesting enough to merit a reply, but it might be amusing to watch them try. Of course the sad part is that they really don't have any better use of their precious time on earth.
Respect? Two way street, babe. (Score:1)
When you show some, and it will reciprocated. That is a real guarantee.
Play stupid childish games with all the associated name calling, and expect undeserved unquestioning affirmation?... well, you have already seen for yourself what happens. You cannot offend me, but attacking the another before he even speaks to you was totally unwarranted and prickish. You behaved most shamefully toward him. And don't even try to pretend you don't know which one I'm talking about. From him you might actually learn somet
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Thank you for proving my point again. Didn't have to read one word past the name (and I'll forget the name in a day or two).
Or have you already deleted everything else you've ever written?
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Thank you for proving my point again.
If you just want to talk at people, disable comments in the popup.
What you haven't learned about respect, you sure make up for in puerility...
Oh Red, RWS, any of you guys, please come back and show him how it's done!
Ah, the troll is no fun (Score:2)
No, no, no. After the trap chops the head off your personal self-respect, you're supposed to go drag a bunch of your troll friends into the trap with you.
You do remember what a friend is, don't you? It's sort of like a life, but you don't have one of those either, do you?
Of course, that's another problem with being a troll. All your "friends" are sock puppets. Or worse.
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Projectionnn...
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You can't even PRETEND to have a friend?
Even a slashdot friend?
How low can you sink?
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Even a slashdot friend?
Check the info page, you're one of them.
What's to pretend?
How low can you sink?
How low do you want?
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Liar, liar, pants on fire?
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No thanks. That would be you, and your other little friend there. No need to join that club. Got anything else?
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I can't believe it. How long can you survive being such a rude boor?
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I don't know. How long can you be a troll? I shall grant you the last post, which I'm sure you will take, because that is just what you are [deviantart.net].
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Yawn.
Without Respect for Life (Score:2)
There can be no respect for the individual. Blame this one on the subconscious effects of the genocide of the unwanted and survivor's guilt in anybody who escaped the abortionist's knife.
Trolls have no life (Score:2)
Troll barf.
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Yep, typical Democrat- racist against trolls.
Do you love home invaders? Vote TRUMP! (Score:2)
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Watch this guy. He seems to be the type that will start abusing the moderation system and with the mood he's in we are juicy targets. Be ready to fire off a letter to the editor so we can nip this in the bud.
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It would be interesting to see my Karma dip below "Excellent" again- but I think I've gotten blocked from having MOD points. Haven't seen any in over a decade.
Suicide of self-respect by circle jerk (Score:2)
Are the trolls sincerely insane? Or are they paid propagandists?
Only no one cares.
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You really are illiterate, aren't you? We made the plans in your own JE.
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Z^9