Respect is NOT earned, and you must read why

 

Let me kick this post off by saying outright, FORGET the junk cliché that “respect is earned”. That is nonsense. It is illogical. It is misleading and impractical, and it flies in the face of our rights. Likewise, it is one of those internet clichés that are devoid of all truth, and that gets people to believe something that isn't true.

We are all strangers to many other people. The wild internet claim that a stranger first has to earn one's respect is harmful to your right to be treated properly. The superior idiot with his victim-mentality that came up with that saying only earned himself a kick in the balls, that's what.

It matters what you are doing

 Ah, at last, now I'm getting the chance to debunk a meme. This one is not entirely true, so don't make it your day's motto. Of course it matters what others are doing when you love them! The reason we have friends is that we are interested in what they're doing. And if they're talking behind your back about you, it matters to you! So, meme debunked. The internet is a better place now.