A couple of stray thoughts

Why do people voluntarily expose their social lives (via “social media”) to an anonymous, third-party, for-profit corporation? And why do they allow that for-profit corporation to dictate to them the “appropriate” behavior?

On another subject much in the “news” lately: When’s the last time you expected somebody to act respectfully towards you after you were disrespectful to them? Why would you expect this to work in the first place?