Tracey does not receive this, and simply remains her own person in spite of the adversity she goes through. In a world of social, if you are not being validated socially, you are being anti-validated. That's the point. Only two modes where I was automatically assuming four - like usual. Richard talks as if there is a world out there where niether happens.
People just are with respect to each other.
We are all gossip mongerers. We talk and chat about each other, our relationships, our opinions about how people ought to behave in given situations. We tell each other off, compliment each other, snub or embrace. In fact, my mom used simple ignoring as a form of punishment. Even inaction and lack of response has a meaning of social interaction.