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Rich Friend, Poor Friend – Jenneral HQ

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I can do curiosity, relinquishment, and lightness, but idk about the other ones. What if I just write jokes instead For context, I mostly socialize in upper middle class and tech- and rationalist-leaning circles, and it’s likely that at least some of what I describe are just quirks of my local culture. — I have this pet theory that I’ve shopped around a fair bit, that it’s much harder for financially comfortable people to make deep friendships. What do I mean by a deep friendship? I mean one where you can trust the other person to come through when you need them to. There’s levels to this as well, of course. You probably ask casual friends to help you move, but not acquaintances. Close friends could be people who will let you crash on their couch for two weeks without prior notice or who will lend you rent money for the month. People who live more marginal, riskier lives might think about this in terms of who is willing to bail them out of jail or smuggle them medicine. The thing is, m

Rich Friend, Poor Friend – Jenneral HQ 🌠 Rich Friend, Poor Friend 18 Aug, 2022 For context, I mostly socialize in upper middle class and tech- and rationalist-leaning circles, and it's likely that at least some of what I describe are just quirks of my local culture . -- I have this pet theory that I've shopped around a fair bit, that it's much harder for financially comfortable people to make deep friendships. What do I mean by a deep friendship? I mean one where you can trust the other person to come through when you need them to. There's levels to this as well, of course. You probably ask c

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