tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844720314719712531.post5057333309158347974..comments2023-08-09T03:14:40.220-07:00Comments on brokenloop: It's not who you know...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844720314719712531.post-80038336947400034672009-08-10T11:20:41.728-07:002009-08-10T11:20:41.728-07:00I think your argument is coherent, but that the nu...I think your argument is coherent, but that the number of people that are so bitter that 'they tend to go one of two ways: complete unhinged resentment of “the system”, or alternatively debasing themselves in order to get ahead' is relatvely small. In my experience most people tend to be somewhere in the middle: they will sometime grumble and sometimes lick arse, but most of the time they just get on with it.<br />Maybe I've been lucky in the friends/contacts I have made, or maybe it's discernment - I tend to form attachments with like-minded people and insinctively steer clear of bitter bullshit.<br />On a personal level, I have played the system before, and will continue to do so - I have no problem with people getting a helping hand - my beef is with those in a position of power who abuse that power to advance their 'friends' to the detriment of others.<br />Of course we will always favour our friends over others, it's part of what being a friend is, but it is, or should be, a two-way process with a view to the wider picture.<br />Finally, I whole-heartedly agree that the friends I have made are first and foremost friends, not simply contacts: when we help each other it's because we want to, not because we think we must or in expectation of return. At least I hope so :o)russell j turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145345923961584302noreply@blogger.com