Wrong on both accounts. Have held current job as professor for 28 years after 10 years at non-academic jobs, none of which saw me fired. Have been involved in democratic teaching since a government commission on the subject in the 1970s and have written on the topic. Just because we have hierarchies and power imbalances does not mean we should have them.
In support of Kropotkin, my undergrad school was a tiny Great Books school based on the University of Chicago program. The professors at my school were universally addressed as “Mr.” or “Ms.”, as were the students.
The idea was that while the professor may have a lot of knowledge, they were merely the most advanced student in the class. Secondarily, it helps prevent appeals to authority—or at least, it makes them more obvious.
This might sound flaky to some, but (a) it’s the cornerstone of the Socratic method and (b) corny or not, as a student, I saw substantial benefits from it.
I’m going to presume that speculation about the authoritarian character of those who might find this flaky should be confined to the pit. May I ask where you did your undergrad?
I attended St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM.
Do you know it?
Only by reputation. Taking a quick look at the webpage, it looks exciting. Working at a public university in Canada, where post-secondary education is in trouble, I’m envious! Sorry for the hijack, over and out
We stand up when the Judge enters for the same reason that we wear our cruddy, only suit. We don’t want to go to jail, so we show your basic level of subordinate ass kissing. It’s better than jail.
It prepares you to be ready for whatever is coming immediately next.
"With all due respect, if any, . . . "
That’s very variable nowadays, at least in London (I would guess it’s a stronger tradition with the great choral societies in the north of England,). I’ve been at performances where some did, some didn’t, and some rather amusingly hovered and dithered.
But it’s in essence the similar to standing for the judge: the judge is there to dispense the monarch’s justice, and tradition has it that everyone stands for the Hallelujah chorus because George II leapt to his feet in his enthusiasm.
Allegedly, and without any actual evidence that George ever even attended a performance. But people were already standing for it by the 1750s. Maybe it’s all hype created by Handel?
I really wish this tradition would go away and die.
It just breaks up the flow of the music and enjoyment of the performance. It isn’t showing deference to anything, and is just stupid.
When the conductor comes on the concertmaster rises and the rest of the orchestra follow. It is a great way to signal to the audience that it is time to applaud. When the conductor leaves the logistics are a bit harder, as the whole rigmarole of individual and section acknowledgements of members of the orchestra has probably just concluded, so the concertmaster has to keep everyone under control.
We also stand when Take Me Out to the Ballgame is played during the 7th inning stretch. As well as for Sweet Caroline in the 8th.
And of course, during for the National Anthem at ballgames.
What? It wakes me up to the possibility that NOW the atty might say something worthwhile? 
I’m paid to sit up there. It is hard to NOT pay attention. Just say what you want to say. (Just one opinion.)
It’s interesting with zoom hearings and even trials. We don’t stand when the judge comes on screen.
Tho it is useful to observe if one is NOT a cat!
Or wears pants…
I’m in a Zoom trial now where the judge wants us to stand while making our submissions.
Wow, even in our Federal Court (typically way more formal) the Judge didn’t seem to care. I sat throughout the whole trial. I practiced standing up, but it felt funny. I suppose you can get used to it.
Yeah, well - you get to wear a wig, dontcha?
Does that require adjusting the camera angle when going from sitting to standing? Otherwise, I imagine that the camera is going to be pointed at your crotch or your abdomen when you stand.
No, when they start with “With all due respect…” it alerts you to the possibility that something stupid or jerkish (or more exactly, contentious) will immediately follow.