Alright guys...come on. It just depends on how read the scale.
If you are a level 10 leftist radical and you become a level 5 leftist radical that is a good thing. You have calmed down. Measured by the radical. You have stepped down your radicalism.
However, if you are associating with level 10 scumbags, and you start associating with level 5 scumbags then that is a step up in behavior. Measured by the level of scumbags you associate with...I think...or something...my head hurts..