The thing about this is that I can think of a ton of situations in which it really wouldnt work, situational awareness, sure, world wariness, yup, flat out walking dead cynicism, hey, everyone's got their own bag, but if you're rude to the wrong people they are going to take you out were you stand.
I heard tell of the case of some kid who was himself probably a hard case or from a pretty mean background, he gave the normal level of abuse he would to most people to someone who was actually connected who I think did the usual "Do you know who I am?" routine, they didnt care, deployed normal rudeness, would up dead, killed by a train while running from people was the official account, shoe got caught in the tracks but I'm not sure about that.
The closing scenes of Ozark (great show, no spoilers) are pretty much about that, so were some great scenes from Breaking Bad, and dont get me wrong, exaggerated politeness in the wrong situations will be construed as weakness and likely invite confrontation or aggression too, I've known some pretty low characters who have been quick to act like that too when they actually want someone to make a false move and permit them to act violently themselves aswell.
So, I think its a more complex picture than the title of the thread could lead you to believe, although equally its a good point. I think the world is pretty fucked up that its this way and instead of arguing about whether or not every butcher, baker and candlestick maker will adopt your niche identity politics it should be the change agenda people think about instead.
I heard tell of the case of some kid who was himself probably a hard case or from a pretty mean background, he gave the normal level of abuse he would to most people to someone who was actually connected who I think did the usual "Do you know who I am?" routine, they didnt care, deployed normal rudeness, would up dead, killed by a train while running from people was the official account, shoe got caught in the tracks but I'm not sure about that.
The closing scenes of Ozark (great show, no spoilers) are pretty much about that, so were some great scenes from Breaking Bad, and dont get me wrong, exaggerated politeness in the wrong situations will be construed as weakness and likely invite confrontation or aggression too, I've known some pretty low characters who have been quick to act like that too when they actually want someone to make a false move and permit them to act violently themselves aswell.
So, I think its a more complex picture than the title of the thread could lead you to believe, although equally its a good point. I think the world is pretty fucked up that its this way and instead of arguing about whether or not every butcher, baker and candlestick maker will adopt your niche identity politics it should be the change agenda people think about instead.