Again, this depends on how closely you know / how friendly you are with the person in question.
Someone I met once or several times, with whom I am on speaking terms but not really at all close, thinks there’s a nontrivial chance I might be a potential violent asshole? I don’t get too insulted (although I would draw conclusions from this about that person’s world view, and might condition considerations of increased friendliness with that person on the basis of those conclusions).
Someone I am more socially close to thinks this of me? I’m more insulted. I mean, this isn’t the sort of “not as high of an opinion as one might hope” where they politely refrain from saying that I put way too much salt in my casserole. This is quite a bit more serious.
Again, this depends on how closely you know / how friendly you are with the person in question.
Someone I met once or several times, with whom I am on speaking terms but not really at all close, thinks there’s a nontrivial chance I might be a potential violent asshole? I don’t get too insulted (although I would draw conclusions from this about that person’s world view, and might condition considerations of increased friendliness with that person on the basis of those conclusions).
Someone I am more socially close to thinks this of me? I’m more insulted. I mean, this isn’t the sort of “not as high of an opinion as one might hope” where they politely refrain from saying that I put way too much salt in my casserole. This is quite a bit more serious.