You're so loving dense and unnecessarily rude. I don't know how to explain it any simpler to you that I can't be nice to every loving elder I run in to if they don't want to look at my face anyway. I find it so loving ironic that I said in the OP I really don't spend that much time on the computer or my phone which you quite obviously totally disregarded. Mage isn't liked because he's nice to everyone, he's liked because he's a cool guy. I've tried earning their respect all my life. I've finally reached my days where its reached the point that my attitude towards them is totally irrelevant, they'll just not like me for being a teenager. I'm not arrogant because I expect equal treatment in return, you were saying earlier to treat them how I want to be treated, be nice to them and Ill get it back, and all of the sudden I'm a bad person for that.
You don't make any sense.
Find a way to make your elders look at you in the face. Show them some respect and they'll do the same. Honestly, it's not that hard. Instead of whining, do something about it.
What makes mage such a "cool" guy?
And lastly, what do you know about life? You're a 15 year old kid, barely starting out. Most of these people are already halfway done. They aren't looking for your respect, they've got nothing to respect you for. You don't have any real knowledge they seek, no achievement they're prose of, or no skill they desire. The only way they'll respect you is if you show them that you're deserving of it. Nobody respects prideful brats. Humble yourself and honor them, and they'll give you respect.
Now, I could keep going back and forth with you, but if you are too dense to realize that what I'm saying is true and works for most people, then why am I wasting my time on the bane of my generation? Because I want people to realize that our generation isn't a bunch of aloof tech-junkies who disrespect all authority.