So, relative status at the end of the interaction depends on how someone responds to “fake” aggression, and one possible outcome is that it’s the same as it started.
This isn’t the same thing at all as not being a status transaction.
As I said, it all entirely depends on the contex. It can be a status transaction. It can also not be a status transaction.
I would also remark again that if the point is to assert status, calling that aggression “fake” is probably not quite right.
So, relative status at the end of the interaction depends on how someone responds to “fake” aggression, and one possible outcome is that it’s the same as it started.
This isn’t the same thing at all as not being a status transaction.
As I said, it all entirely depends on the contex. It can be a status transaction. It can also not be a status transaction.
I would also remark again that if the point is to assert status, calling that aggression “fake” is probably not quite right.