If a haughty (i.e. arrogant w/superiority complex) person is jealous of your success or the respect you get then they are far more likely to undermine you when you're doing the very things that made you succeed/get respect.

It's a toxic trait often accelerated by social media.

It doesn't help that social media can be the means for young people (late-teens, early-20s) gaining success and fame whilst they're still not mature enough for it.

It results in many of them seeking that status without wanting to put in much work — hence the copycats.

Social media has a way of cultivating weak emotional stability amongst people. However, the seeds for that have already been planted in peoples’ lives either by how they were raised, their peers, particular events, etc.

Social media just brings that out of them.

It's good to recognise this before engaging with people who display that sort of behaviour with you whilst differentiating that from people who merely oppose your views — the differences will be clear based on *how* they oppose you (e.g. language, tone, etc).

It's a part of human nature to respond to differing viewpoints but you must select your battles. If the person is kind, questioning, and inviting in their points then that's great. If they're rude, presumptuous, and disrespectful just ignore them and move on.

That's it from me this morning.

Peace.