Authority needs to be erased, once you no longer have the authentic right to it. Teachers or professors can find that difficult. You can’t assume the right to authority, once you no longer have the role, even if you might still have claims to greater knowledge. You can find it difficult to assume the position of equal. It is only on the level ground of conversation that you might authentically assume authority again, but you must prove it in joust. Your banner in the field will not suffice. It cannot be taken as given.
Equally, signaling your identity cannot be acceptable either. We do not want to know what gender you are, what age you are, your greater experience or youth which might imply a greater skill or competence. Nothing must be assumed. As with authority, identitiy must be proven on the level ground of conversation.
I will judge you based on man to man combat.
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