# respect (social)

to act in a way that keeps the state of others and does not differ from what is usual

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: social

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [state](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-state.condition), [usual](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-usual.common), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue)

**Through:** The recognition of a stable state in others combines with adherence to common patterns to produce a behavior that maintains rather than disrupts.

**Novel properties:**
- acknowledged dignity
- non-disruptive regard

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-respect.social*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-respect.social.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*