I am giving $1000 to my fakest friend.

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I follow a football group on Facebook, and I have been following them for years as they hustled for YouTube views and online recognition. So basically, they were a bunch of broke boys who wanted to do what they loved and maybe make some money from it.

Well, 5 years later, they are now featured on SKYSPORTS live English Premier League programs, have over one million Facebook followers, and over 250k YouTube subscribers; yes, they made it. I did not think they would become so successful at first.

At some point, they must have thought "I think we need to pack it up and look for real jobs". Why not? It took a long time, and the majority of their growth occurred in the later years.

Some of the guys with the CEO had no idea they would be flying from one country to another to host football shows, which is the reward for perseverance and patience.

I Quit When They needed me

Perhaps if I were a crew member, I would have quit at some point, especially if I had serious financial problems that required immediate attention, and that would have made me a fake friend or ex-fake crew member.

My financial problems would have been an enough moral justification to give up on the boys who we started together. They were my friends, but I had to let them go because I have a life to live.

On the other hand, they have a legitimate reason to hate me, especially if I abandoned them when they needed me, and they would be correct to do so.

However, what if I decided to return now that they are successful, especially since I have not made any significant financial gains since leaving?

Of course, it appears tenable.

I mean, they were my buddies, and I did not mean to leave them when I did; it was just that I had financial problems and could not give them my full attention.

But now I can earn good money while also devoting my time to them. Why not? We built the group together, and I should be a part of its success.

So I made the decision to return. Unfortunately, they refused to take me, claiming that I was not present when they were making sacrifices and grinding every day and night, and they were unsure whether they would make it or not.

They should be able to understand my situation. I needed money to pay my rent, hospital bills, and my granddaughter's bills; should not they be understanding enough?

I was preoccupied with all of this, and they dared to call me a fake ex-crew member. I was there with them at the start, and they treated me this way. Then I rage quit, and now we are mortal enemies.

The Moral Justification

Now, from my first person's point of view narration this is the conviction and justification of a fake friend. They make a series of excuses for now demonstrating sacrifice and loyalty, and they sometimes expect the opposing party to understand them.

Of course, most of the times it's important to be realistic. Not all dreams come true, but if you can not leverage or stick with a dream, how can you expect to be a part of its success story?

It is all part of the risk; you either succeed or fail. It is scary to put in everything and still not make it, and sometimes you do not want to risk it, but it is part of the sacrifices you have to make, and sometimes you have to bet that you will fail.

Risk Is Scary

It is difficult to stick with something uncertain, especially when there are real-world issues to deal with. As humans, we want a little bit of everything because there are no guarantees when you stick to one thing, unless you are a BTC maxi.

Sticking with something that does not appear to be working or is taking too long to work is one of the most ridiculous things ever; it is like doing the same thing over and over and expecting it to pay off.

However, we are all aware that doing the same thing for a long time can pay off.

There are no rewards for running away from risks even though you started and quit when it becomes too tough to handle.

TLDR

If you have read this far and expected, or did a quick TLDR to this point

Sorry, but tomorrow is the first of April, and there will be no giveaway of any kind, not 1000$, not 10$, and I do not even have 1$ for myself, but who knows, maybe I will make it someday, and there will be a giveaway. This time, it would not be clickbait for April Fools or fake friends.

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