I'm a nice guy.

This does not gain me respect. It tends to have the opposite effect.

Poop.

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Edit: uh, sorry-- this wasn't meant to be a fishing expedition. It was more an observation that just being a nice guy doesn't gain you respect inherently, and can mellow or nullify the respect that you might get for other things that you do.

It doesn't mean I'm in danger of becoming an asshole any time soon.