TOXIC FRIENDS vs REAL FRIENDS

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  • Toxic Friends VS Real Friends is a wojak animation about the life of a young man who, as he grows up, finds out that the people who are close to him are really just there to bring him down. Knowing that he realizes that the only escape from his current lifestyle is to cut ties with former childhood friends.
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  • @MillenniaThinker
    @MillenniaThinker  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2465

    Did your friends pull you down?
    Have you stopped answering their calls or do they stop answering yours?
    BTW...Help me get 100k subs for the whole 1 Million on a wojak animation channel...you can't make this...s...up.
    I don't know what should I do on 1M? Any suggestions?
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    Other than deleting my channel of course.

    • @fried_bamboo7145
      @fried_bamboo7145 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

      You should make voice or face reveal or edit compilation of best and most viewed videos you got

    • @AsmodeusWonky
      @AsmodeusWonky 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Just enjoy it.

    • @user-xe3ng6sj9o
      @user-xe3ng6sj9o 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      ​@SafouTop10gkfgo away, bot

    • @Aeroshogun
      @Aeroshogun 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Those aren’t friends, because with “friends” like them, who needs enemies?

    • @alexanderthegreat-mx5zu
      @alexanderthegreat-mx5zu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      They stopped answering my calls because i was too cool for them 😎

  • @excripto1
    @excripto1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9832

    Having no friends is better than having toxic friends.

    • @just_a_turtle_chad
      @just_a_turtle_chad 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +440

      Having no friends is better than having friends

    • @kkrock_
      @kkrock_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      agree

    • @qwerty975
      @qwerty975 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +149

      Yes, chasing what's "normal" is pathetic and shallow

    • @lain7758
      @lain7758 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

      That's true, but I'd rather have friends that think like you

    • @generalkaboom6642
      @generalkaboom6642 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Same, having none is paradise

  • @yagger8045
    @yagger8045 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3842

    “Leave being lazy for your old age.” What a wonderful quote.

    • @harrisbrown6800
      @harrisbrown6800 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

      I guess you live to work.

    • @monsieurcondottiero2685
      @monsieurcondottiero2685 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +165

      @@harrisbrown6800 if you can’t imagine any alternative to being lazy other than work, I almost pity you

    • @fastaskirby2414
      @fastaskirby2414 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      ​@@harrisbrown6800there is more than work you know

    • @SillyLittleNuke
      @SillyLittleNuke 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      ​@@fastaskirby2414mostly work though

    • @fastaskirby2414
      @fastaskirby2414 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@SillyLittleNuke The fact that you are here says otherwise

  • @FractionOfThUniverse
    @FractionOfThUniverse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +163

    Those two are exactly the "friends" I had when I was in school. It's like it's their life mission to keep you down.

    • @Ben-jl2rh
      @Ben-jl2rh หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      It's called the Crab Bucket Mentality. Most people in big cities & poor areas act like that.

    • @veiserexab1428
      @veiserexab1428 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Unfortunately I'm one of those procrastinating friends and thinks life is somewhat rigged

    • @Vuedanto
      @Vuedanto หลายเดือนก่อน

      Welp, start doing something with your whole heart and you'll see. ​@@veiserexab1428

    • @Ratio429
      @Ratio429 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@veiserexab1428 It is actually rigged. Ain't no way it ain't? But you gotta make great decisions.

  • @jimjohnson394
    @jimjohnson394 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2031

    There is a happy medium between the two. The "toxic" friends want him to unwind a little and have some enjoyment out of life, while the "real" friends were more like mentors who are more into the career than the friendship. Neither extreme is a decent friendship, IMO. It is good to find enjoyment out of life and have fun, just don't let it mix with business.

    • @yesplease101
      @yesplease101 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +173

      The disciplined pursuit of a passion project is the best enjoyment a person can have. The people who just chill and relax are consuming the works of those who had higher ambitions.

    • @ryszakowy
      @ryszakowy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +221

      unwind a little and enjoy the life doesn't mean pointless drinking and procastinating for long years

    • @venominonbg1740
      @venominonbg1740 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +265

      My thoughts exactly. Both are an example of toxicity. People idolize this hustle culture for some reason. Like you just aren't allowed to be content with your life. "How dare you be happy while making minimum wage, not looking like a greek god and being single?". Idk man I'm satisfied with my situation. Why can't you be?

    • @jimjohnson394
      @jimjohnson394 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      @@venominonbg1740 Well said. Maybe he should do a combo and hang out with the guys who hustle while at college and only hang with the losers on the weekend.

    • @nietzschesideal9837
      @nietzschesideal9837 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I think in the end it all boils down to what's good for you. In my experience, I find it harder when balancing it, times were better when I was struggling for something. Balancing out hustling with playing around just made me more miserable

  • @David_Arnal
    @David_Arnal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5194

    The contrast between the toxic and real friends when asking about joining an internship was striking. While the toxic friends discouraged ambition, the real friend provided encouragement and valuable perspective. It highlighted the difference unhealthy and supportive relationships can make in shaping someone's outlook.

    • @jokerpilled2535
      @jokerpilled2535 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

      I think the blonde haired guy was more supportive, the girl seemed a bit condescending and even triggered at the possibility that nepotism does in fact exist.

    • @camilamirandabraga8200
      @camilamirandabraga8200 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      Just recently got a new job I wanted for the past few years. Good pay, but I have to move to a big city. Some Friends were happy for me, others said it will be awful moving to a larger town because of traffic and other issues. Never listen to those who will try to put you down.

    • @NaturalLanguageLearning
      @NaturalLanguageLearning 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      It's sad how accurate it is though. Reminds me of my early 20s.

    • @1000niggawatt
      @1000niggawatt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The notion that you can "make it" is delusional. Unironically making an improover video is just silly.

    • @nervonabliss2071
      @nervonabliss2071 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

      ​@@camilamirandabraga8200I don't believe they were putting you down for your achievement but rather pointing out an obvious downside to living in large cities. They definitely could've just congratulates you but I think it's beneficial to have atl one person to keep grounded I reality. If you only think of the positives you won't be prepared for the negatives.

  • @antimatteranon
    @antimatteranon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1883

    you know what else sucks? when you have decent friends, but everyone gets busy and next thing you know they all fade away.

    • @Artkenny284
      @Artkenny284 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +183

      That doesn’t suck, it’s progress.. it’s change, it’s inevitable! Embrace it, and change alongside them!

    • @antimatteranon
      @antimatteranon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +160

      @@Artkenny284 I can only adapt to being alone.

    • @thomas.thomas
      @thomas.thomas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      that's a real problem, i dunno how to combat that
      ideally we would stop needing to move away just for our careers

    • @antimatteranon
      @antimatteranon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thomas.thomas not possible. so i can only accept their "deaths."

    • @alexer52
      @alexer52 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

      There's a slight solution to this. Y'all can agree to a week in the year where everyone agrees to clear everything and just hang out. It's kinda like a family reunion, but with your oldest, dearest friends

  • @taylormayde08
    @taylormayde08 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    And the irony of it all is those toxic friends will get their life together and be the ones to drop you after leading you down that path of procrastination and dgaf attitude.

    • @Trybical
      @Trybical 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      True, i was gonna say that

    • @Trybical
      @Trybical 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I had a "friend" wherever he wanted drugs and weed he'll come to me with attitude, whenever i try to quit he laughed at me, then he would gossip to other "friends" about me going downhill.
      He also got this temporary job in a hotel (something like quantity control) where they suggest him to bring other people to work with him, he would bring some friends he randomly met, meanwhile im his childhood friend he never called me, although i have experience with management and hotels, this was like 5 years ago, nowadays he makes 10k monthly, good for him but you didn't had to pull me down and sabotage me with negativity while you were building yourself.

    • @eyesofra1111
      @eyesofra1111 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Trybical i hope you broke contact with him & now healing, working towards your ambitions....praying for your success & his karma 🤲

  • @MK-kw5eo
    @MK-kw5eo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    Blondie lectures hoodie about not always needing connections to get ahead but literally hooked up hoodie and the woman due to his connections.

    • @return7898
      @return7898 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Nepo kid: "Connections aren't important just work harder"
      Nepo kid: Get's into a top company right after graduating
      Kid who got into tech and graduated: "I've been trying my hardest but no company will accept me (because of the demand being the same, tech being laid off, internet making jobs more competitive and so they will only accept overqualified or people they know, etc)"
      It's awesome if you can somehow get in but if you can't, it's better to find a different route with your knowledge that you can take.

  • @animewatcher6780
    @animewatcher6780 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1982

    "He.....moved on."
    Damn, that hit like a truck.

    • @lifedeather
      @lifedeather 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      Saddest moment 2023

    • @justsomeloser3561
      @justsomeloser3561 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      I was looking for this I kinda felt bad for em at the end

    • @mu_fat
      @mu_fat 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Fr

    • @krulak292
      @krulak292 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

      @@justsomeloser3561 nah, if they were real friends they would have upgraded with him. They dragged him down and he moved up.

    • @IdentifiantE.S
      @IdentifiantE.S 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@lifedeather❤️

  • @Cableitiable
    @Cableitiable 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2621

    You don't have to have toxic friends to pull you down. You can have toxic family members or even be toxic yourself.

    • @neutralmilkbaby
      @neutralmilkbaby 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

      Nah toxicity always comes to somebody else. Good parents will do everything to put you in the right place.

    • @SCTR-ic5ky
      @SCTR-ic5ky 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +131

      ​@neutralmilkbaby key word: "GOOD" parents.
      Some don't give half shits about their children or want to hold control of their lives.

    • @neutralmilkbaby
      @neutralmilkbaby 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      @@SCTR-ic5ky a lot of parents to be honest.

    • @reinmarvonzweter666
      @reinmarvonzweter666 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      @@neutralmilkbaby Not all parents are good.

    • @KevinoftheCosmos
      @KevinoftheCosmos 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      I used to think I had to be loyal to my drug addict family in Ohio. Wasted a few years trying to help them and they bled me dry. I finally told them all goodbye for good.

  • @jaxxabyss2044
    @jaxxabyss2044 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    It's kinda hard to have that positive mindset when you're unsure about the path that you are on

  • @dolandarkerest761
    @dolandarkerest761 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    There's just something about that blonde guy, I feel like he's the one with connections ironically saying that they don't matter

    • @return7898
      @return7898 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I mean they don't matter when you already have the connections lol.
      Just like how money doesn't matter to Jeff Bezos since he has a ton of it.
      People who have privileges always see others as "lazy". I mean look at Kim Kardashian. She said "people these days don't want to work". Meanwhile, tons of people are working a lot and can barely pay their bills. While she has had a privileged life from the day she was born, her parents/family had enough money to get a TV show made, she became more famous just because of a s*x tape, and her "business" is just paying others to make the decisions and products for her while she puts her face on everything and takes in most of the money. Oh and she can just put on some lip gloss, post a picture, and get paid tens of thousands of dollars for a picture.
      I don't care about people that have it easy but it's incredibly annoying when they talk down to others as if everyone is just laying down and nothing is wrong. That's when privilege makes these people out of touch and ignorant. So nepo kid telling you "oh just get your dad to get you into the company" doesn't work for someone with parents that are poor/aren't well connected so it sounds absurd.

    • @Sun2Gway
      @Sun2Gway 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@return7898 Welp she's not wrong, people are lazy from her perspective since she never saw those who worked hard for bills, but still.

  • @stoplookingatmeplease1230
    @stoplookingatmeplease1230 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2750

    Don't let your procrastinating friends slow you down guys, get to the top

    • @Aeroshogun
      @Aeroshogun 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

      You are your own best friend. Treat yourself well.

    • @vietnamarmapedia8624
      @vietnamarmapedia8624 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      ​@@AeroshogunU re not ur friend, you re your whole world

    • @-_caioworld_-re969
      @-_caioworld_-re969 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Aisowarai
      Dotakyan Dogeza

    • @TH-bj1pb
      @TH-bj1pb 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      What's weird is those who procastrinate tries to give the impression that they've got everything under control and are making progress, at least in my circle. What's telling is the weekend binge-drinking, always being low on money and sadly some hooked on substances stronger than weed or alcohol.

    • @AeroCraftON
      @AeroCraftON 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      But... I am the procrastinating one...

  • @SBsam
    @SBsam 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1157

    It's fascinating how much your life changes when the people around you change. It's hard to think about initially but change will often benefit you in ways you can't imagine. (For better or for worse)

    • @kev2fuego
      @kev2fuego 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      Yeah it’s shockingly true but it’s reality. Our outcome is determined on genetics + environment. We can’t change our genetics and that’s fine but we can change our environment and relationships are a big part of that.
      This is why it’s so difficult to find people that don’t fit into stereotypes and videos like these expose these stereotypes so well.

    • @loerro8490
      @loerro8490 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So damn true

    • @ugne6144
      @ugne6144 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@kev2fuego Genetics + Environment + Effort/Discipline/Skill = Outcome

    • @kev2fuego
      @kev2fuego 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ugne6144 Exactly this! Effort and Environment, both can be changed in most cases ✔️

    • @robertspeedwagon
      @robertspeedwagon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      not having people around = not having problems 😁😁😁

  • @paoloselerio7966
    @paoloselerio7966 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +316

    This video was very relatable. When I was a kid, I never had a consistent group of friends. I was the short skinny nerdy kid in school so I was often made fun of. The worse part was that I always played into those jokes Since I was too passive at the time. Classmates that I tried to befriend would belittle me or use me for school work. There were some nice people but no one that really wanted to be a friend. Even though I talked to a lot of kids at school, I was always alone at home. I never had these text conversations or relationships that people would talk about in social media which I envied. When Covid hit, I was hit with the stress of online school and isolation. I was extremely lonely and was too scared to make friends online. This made me develop anxiety and a low self esteem. Despite my desperation for help, I realized that the only person that can get me out of this is myself. During the lockdown I worked out, explored new interests, improved my grades, and worked on my appearance. I was even able to get into a long term relationship. The same people that made fun of me saw these improvements and tried to drag me down. Instead of playing along with their jokes I immediately pushed them out of my life. Did a lot of people stop talking to me? Yes. Did I care? Not at all. I can count with one hand the amount of friends in my life and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Always work on yourself and don’t listen to people that don’t care about you.

    • @duonglai5198
      @duonglai5198 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      so goddamn relatable, especially the "use me for school work part" i have the balls to say no now and it feels f-ing good man.Keep it up🔥

    • @SuperiorTengu
      @SuperiorTengu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Truly inspiring W man👏👏👏

    • @notmatthewz
      @notmatthewz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good job on all of that. Pretty late reply but it's 1 am and i have nothing better to do, congrats on your relationship and all your improvements. I have a very similar story; so i know pretty much where you've been. Keep it up.

    • @Heisenberg448
      @Heisenberg448 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You are not only relatable but also inspiring. When i was at middle school i had a group of friends that would drag me down and later just ditch me for a bigger group of friends that i had told them i disliked. Overall they were very toxic to me without a reason while i was helpful to both of them. Now im in highschool where i had made more friends and go out more often while also getting better grades and working out.

    • @babybabybbbaby
      @babybabybbbaby หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro you succeeded, what a powerful soul!

  • @tvbuu
    @tvbuu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    At 29 years old, this is something I have been learning greatly. A girl at a bar that was with a pretty successful older guy I met said to me "You don't owe anyone anything no matter how long you have known them, if they aren't adding value to your life or motivating you then find yourself"

  • @DaInternetBear
    @DaInternetBear 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2461

    This is incredibly relatable. I used to be in a really toxic friend group that went nowhere in life. They remained static, doing nothing but playing games and not learning or growing. They were always toxic and arguing amongst each other. I care about them, but I can’t stay around that. I hope they’re doing well now, but I don’t know the greater details anymore. I’m with a better group now that’s closer to who I am now rather than who I was. Don’t be scared to move on from the past, and find people who’ll love and support you

    • @jokerpilled2535
      @jokerpilled2535 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      What if you can’t find the people that you’re looking for?

    • @OHOHOHCOME
      @OHOHOHCOME 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      @@jokerpilled2535I think your old friend group can still be good for company, but don’t spend too much time with them.

    • @aldvier8849
      @aldvier8849 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Don't worry man, most of us are doing just fine. We know our cards that we've been dealt with. Its a different path for us that we fight for ourself. Maybe in some case we felt betrayed. But we don't regret knowing you.
      I think this speaks for most of us

    • @jokerpilled2535
      @jokerpilled2535 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      @@OHOHOHCOME eventually they will drift apart, people can sense when you no longer want to be around them anymore.

    • @DaInternetBear
      @DaInternetBear 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jokerpilled2535 I’d start by pushing your comfort zone. If you want to find people to be a part of your life, then you need to bring something to their life too. Put yourself put there, and try talking to people. It may seem cliche, but if you aren’t confident socially, its honestly good to start random conversations and learn how to talk without being so nervous. The more you do something, the easier it gets. I would focus less on online spaces and try finding places IRL, I met a good group of people at my MMA gym, and we watch fights every weekend now. Get a hobby that takes you out of the home, and start mingling with regulars. I even go to a local Warhammer shop for games, and know the shopkeeper personally. There is always someone who has the same interests, passions, or goals as you!

  • @generalkaboom6642
    @generalkaboom6642 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +949

    As someone who has no friends, I see this as an absolute win!

    • @RundfunkerOnline
      @RundfunkerOnline 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

      It is better than having toxic friends, but worse than having good friends who actually want you to improve. Of course reality is not black and white and seldomly you will find „the“ perfect friends. But you can choose wether you hang out with people who will motivate you and care what happens to you or hang with those who tend to do the contrary

    • @somebee9506
      @somebee9506 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      How can a person not have a single friend?

    • @TigreExtremo
      @TigreExtremo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

      @@somebee9506 not interacting with others/not finding people that have the same chemistry that you do, its way more common than you would think

    • @DopeTracksOnly
      @DopeTracksOnly 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      man I'm kinda in your same situation rn but you cant just give up, put yourself out there and meet new people. You cannot live alone

    • @neutralmilkbaby
      @neutralmilkbaby 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      It is all right not to have friends but make sure to socialize from time to time.

  • @decimusxi
    @decimusxi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    More like unmotivated friends vs colleagues

  • @LittlePonyYoba
    @LittlePonyYoba 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This black-haired guy is lucky to have met such people in college and is generally capable of learning, this is a rare luck, and usually people think only of themselves and will not help others

    • @return7898
      @return7898 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep. Like I stated in a diff comment. The blonde haired dude is a rare occurrence. Even if they do happen, they usually want people who they can use to get themselves up the corporate ladder. You would have a better chance finding a gym bro who can teach you to become physically better. Doesn't mean they have connections though. They would still be way easier to find.

  • @Aeroshogun
    @Aeroshogun 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +363

    No friends > Toxic friends. If quality people are scarce or non existent, learn to enjoy your own company until that scenario changes for you. I used to be obsessed with having friends in school so I would hopefully be left alone by bullies and such but being autistic that made things worse. My best friend was myself all along and I neglected him too much.

    • @yoyojuana2054
      @yoyojuana2054 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How is everyone on the internet autistic? Strange.

    • @tower5499
      @tower5499 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      True, though people differ from people. Some like me and you enjoy loneliness, others like company. I can't help but think about the people who needs friends to push on, but can't find any in real life.

    • @Aeroshogun
      @Aeroshogun 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@tower5499 absolutely right, hence why I said “until that scenario changes for you” because not everyone can be self validated or self actualized. I just hope they find what they are ultimately looking for without judgement.

    • @E77er
      @E77er 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      without toxic friends you cant learn how to handle trash people

    • @Aeroshogun
      @Aeroshogun 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@E77er the best way to deal with trash is to take it out and not deal with it at all.

  • @yoyojuana2054
    @yoyojuana2054 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +189

    Why is it that every character with Nathan's voice just turns out to be unintentionally funny? 😭

    • @thomas.thomas
      @thomas.thomas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      you are projecting

    • @SAD1034
      @SAD1034 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      ​@@thomas.thomaswtf are you talking about

  • @user-ny9vn3gz3c
    @user-ny9vn3gz3c 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Those "real" friends didn't care about Wojak, they just pretended they were better than him to stroke their self-esteem. Like pretty girls choose ugly friends. They will not be happy if Wojak will achieve something. Actually, when you become old you will not remember your education or sports, only bright moments of life

  • @briannad361
    @briannad361 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "Leave being lazy for your old age" Such a simple but impactful quote. At least to me

  • @lqla4837
    @lqla4837 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +456

    I use to be a toxic friend, now I am a good friend.
    I am thankful that I learned and decided to change.

    • @neutralmilkbaby
      @neutralmilkbaby 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      If you were surrounded by toxic people either friends of family you will normalize their toxic behavior too.

    • @xoxoheartz
      @xoxoheartz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

      Heh your pfp is toxic, literally 😂

    • @lqla4837
      @lqla4837 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      lmao I just realized that @xoxoheartz 😅

    • @smallpotatoesinc
      @smallpotatoesinc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      How do you know if you're being toxic to ur freinds

    • @thomas.thomas
      @thomas.thomas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@smallpotatoesinc observe your own actions, are you making them feel bad, putting them down or talk them out of their ambitions?

  • @Teurab
    @Teurab 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    But mostly the ambitious or "good" friends I've met only cares about themselves, they only seeking friend for networking rather than helps someone life to be better

    • @ironman8257
      @ironman8257 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Exactly. If they can map and tactic the benefits in their life, im sure they will 2+2 and see that is no need to spend time on some,, loser" doomer, they are not a charity after all

    • @return7898
      @return7898 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@ironman8257Yep. People think that after High School appearances and cliques go away. Even at a good college in my state, the "nerds" would outcast the nerds that looked like nerds or if they looked like losers. Even in a nerdy school, there's a hierarchy, it's insane.

  • @Hlecktro
    @Hlecktro 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Wouldn't say toxic or bad friends. Just a difference in priorities and life path. Some people are ambitious, some people don't care. Find who you gel with and go with that. Lots of friends throughout life will develop new outlooks and priorities and people you hung out with every day will become total strangers to you in time. It just happens. No problem. Just surround yourself with people who align with what you're about. Get out and meet new people who like who you are.

  • @randomcatfromnowhere6446
    @randomcatfromnowhere6446 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This feels like a serious issue about life that I am going to need when I got older

  • @CarlosMGomez-bb7qi
    @CarlosMGomez-bb7qi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

    This really speaks to me, I wish I had more people back then to push me forward and not just slow me down..

  • @glebkoshelev
    @glebkoshelev 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    "Personally I'd rather sit here on the bench" - Lao Tzu

    • @Cr1z_R
      @Cr1z_R 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol

  • @IncelSigmaMale
    @IncelSigmaMale 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Friends never last because they either leave you or you have to fade away. The only good friend doesn't stay a friend they become someone you would consider part of your family.

  • @neildutoit5177
    @neildutoit5177 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    ALL of the friends in this video are TOXIC. His old friends are stuck in the past. His new friends are stuck in the future. Encouragement is good. Ambition is good. An addiction to obsessive self-improvement is, ironically, really self-destructive. The line "You gotta work hard now so that things will be easy in future" really sums up for me everything wrong with the new friend. The new friend sees happiness as being somewhere else. If you work all day every day now then that's all you'll ever know how to do and so it's all you'll ever do and all the money and muscles in the world will never make it easy for you ever.

  • @teroft2553
    @teroft2553 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +129

    Misery likes company, don't allow yourself to get dragged down into other peoples' issues.

  • @david-hb3yz
    @david-hb3yz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +246

    “Do the hard work especially when you don’t feel like it.” - some wise dude

    • @flaga2479
      @flaga2479 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      If I remember right. He said, that he has problems with too much casual sex. Not so wise in my opinion

    • @flaga2479
      @flaga2479 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      @Zen2k4r2 Every advice of those "guru's" is like this. Just listen to yourself bro.

    • @mathieul4303
      @mathieul4303 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Hamza

    • @renatosellitto7694
      @renatosellitto7694 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      David goggins

    • @weebie3298
      @weebie3298 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      mwah !

  • @debilman9065
    @debilman9065 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    The "fake" friends in the video are so much cooler than my "fake" friends who looked down on me, asked me for 1 sided favors and gas lit me all the time.

    • @gamertagge8429
      @gamertagge8429 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      how they gas lit u

    • @Raad2777
      @Raad2777 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not the devil may crybaby profile💀

  • @XxKeNoHxX
    @XxKeNoHxX 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    This one hit hard. My friend circle from high school split in half in college. One half were the people doing something with their lives, whether that be college for advanced careers or working in civil service jobs with benefits, and the other half were the people doing straight up nothing with their lives with zero ambition. I believe the slow recognition of the difference in one half of our friend's goals in life compared to the other led to this gradual divide. I think like the character in the video, it is tempting to answer those phone calls from old friends but in the long run, they're trying to hold you back from your full potential. Even though I'm not close with that other half, I miss the friendship we shared and it is unfortunate that we split.

    • @lorenzosantoni1576
      @lorenzosantoni1576 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Have you ever considered that the no ambition friends maybe are happy anyways? Maybe people are happy by doing the farmer or the waiter.

  • @ryannickerson1157
    @ryannickerson1157 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +293

    Although his toxic friends are very toxic and will keep him down from bettering himself. His "real friend" is also toxic, maybe just as toxic, with his work hustle culture and always needing to move up in the corporate ladder. The self improvement aspect of him is great, but people who are very business oriented tend to be nut cases on the side. I'm talking from 4 years of business school which only taught me that I want nothing to do with the business sector lol.

    • @Artkenny284
      @Artkenny284 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      I didn’t like how his new friend TOLD him that he can’t eat sugary beverages or drink or basically have any fun, there’s levels to everything.. his new friend seems controlling

    • @moymelia
      @moymelia 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      @@Artkenny284 even the coffee...what is seriously wrong with it. of course, it can have some side effects but doesn't everything? this robotic lifestyle is so empty

    • @thomas.thomas
      @thomas.thomas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      @@moymelia it is not empty at all, lmao
      i only dring water, tea or milk - is my life less fun because i don't drink stimulants like caffeine that you get used to after a while anyway? no
      did that friend tell him he can't have any fun? haven't seen it in the video
      plenty of people enjoy going to the gym, plenty actually are interested in the topic they are studying and like to learn
      yes maybe that guy is too work oriented, there are other important things in life as well - like family, not sugary beverages

    • @GeorgioArmoni
      @GeorgioArmoni 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Most colleagues in business school are wolves dressed in sheep's clothing still

    • @WuTangBoomerang
      @WuTangBoomerang 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      @@thomas.thomas Odd thing to get overly defensive over. Did coffee murder someone close to you?

  • @xkali8119
    @xkali8119 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +870

    Man, we obviously know which friends were the toxic ones, but being around people who just have to hustle every moment of their lives tends to be stressful and tiring for me. I think I prefer to make progress at my own, steady pace. Being in presence of such people might be very beneficial in short bursts, but too long, and I'm getting overwhelmed.

    • @nervonabliss2071
      @nervonabliss2071 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      You lack determination. You need passion to grind at that level and maybe you haven't found something to be passionate about

    • @ChineseGlobalism
      @ChineseGlobalism 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +283

      @@nervonabliss2071Live and let live my friend, not everyone desires materialism. Some people just want good friends and communities and to enjoy the time they have left on this earth.

    • @xkali8119
      @xkali8119 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +182

      @@nervonabliss2071 Sorry, but you know nothing about who I am and how hard I grind. I just prefer internal drive from external one - it keeps my mind healthy and free from burnout, which I already suffered once. External pressure and expectations just tends to cripple some people, no matter the passion and talent.

    • @UnkownUnkown01
      @UnkownUnkown01 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      True. At the end of the day though, you can do some progress to better yourself but y'know... "always grinding" and all that, can get tiring sometimes

    • @makutas-v261
      @makutas-v261 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Bro got the Twitter pfp 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂and 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Brian-yk5fr
    @Brian-yk5fr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you for this. It's hard to make that decision to be on your own, when saying yes and sticking to those friends seems like the easier way out. This video reminded me why I made the choice I did, and it honestly makes me feel better about myself looking back. Much love

  • @icelordotis
    @icelordotis 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This whole situation feels so so familiar to me. This is honestly very motivating to watch. Keep it up :)

  • @futtbucker96
    @futtbucker96 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +519

    This hit home for me. 13 years ago I ditched my toxic friends and went to college at the ripe age of 27. Met new friends who were certified geniuses and I graduated with a bachelors in physics in 2015. Been working as a software dev ever since. Totally beats spending my miserable part-time check at the bar with those old bad influences.

    • @coltonmyers2789
      @coltonmyers2789 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This helped motivate me, thank you. @futtbucker96

    • @wander67
      @wander67 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Im happy for you! You can do it!

    • @chakraborty1989
      @chakraborty1989 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      People can join college in late 20s? 😮

    • @apaths
      @apaths 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chakraborty1989 ofc

    • @redknight344
      @redknight344 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

      @@chakraborty1989 they can join at any age there is no law against that...

  • @savatage9777
    @savatage9777 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +147

    I have a friend similar to what the blonde guy's representing. Lately I've realized his disciplines are more structured and reassuring than what my parents or anyone eles has given me, I'm lucky but that only goes so far I'm taking all of the great things for granted and only lament all day

    • @astridallenmand917
      @astridallenmand917 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      Bro. I've got a literally blond friend like this, with a difference, I know him for my entire life.
      He's the best friend I could ever dreamed of. He's pro active life position. He studies, and grows very intensive and want me to grow up too and be successful at my goals. He's always supportive, helps me with my self studying, encourages me at every sphere where I may improve, he accepts me at my bad or unlike sides. When I almost got broken it was him being able to help me finencially, even he's a student, from average family, was there for me, giving his last earned money to save a friend. After 4 months I managed to normalize, and give him money back, and he's right away spending part of it, to buy a guitar for me at my birthday, so I can try myself at music, cause he always knew I dreamed of it.
      This is friendship

    • @cursedwaffle
      @cursedwaffle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @astridallenmand917 I'm in tears reading this. so glad for you to have such friend. I wish you the best for your future and his. cherish your friendship and never leave each other's side, okay?

    • @ChannelChingCong
      @ChannelChingCong 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I feel like the blonde guy is actually the CHAD character when he was younger

    • @ironman8257
      @ironman8257 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A simp is still a simp

  • @user-xs4ws1zp1e
    @user-xs4ws1zp1e 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I had something similar.
    I talked with friends who are a little older than me, but they did not go to college, and I studied and educated myself. Yes, there were moments when friends were "toxic" and wanted me to pay a little more attention to them than to my future / education. But I continued to do my job.
    Some time passed and I noticed that I began to move away from my friends. Not because they have changed and become worse, no, it is I who have changed and become better. My friends still remained cool and funny, but now I'm not interested in being with them. This upsets me. I didn’t want to move away from them and I don’t want to leave them, but at the same time I understand that I can’t go along with them already and I can’t do anything about it. It is a pity that in life it is done so that when you go forward, some people may already be left behind and it does not matter whether you want it or not.

  • @Mazaresu
    @Mazaresu 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Who needs enemies when you have friends

  • @sobbski2672
    @sobbski2672 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    Even in college there a lot of people that can drag you down if you value friendships over your own growth

    • @GeorgioArmoni
      @GeorgioArmoni 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Happens a lot in party schools still

  • @Pawsz
    @Pawsz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    the good friend says "let me introduce you to some people" , but then the guy doesnt let his "bad" friend come along to meet his good friend.

    • @Artkenny284
      @Artkenny284 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So true, I didn’t even think of that

    • @paulo6069
      @paulo6069 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Sometimes you just have to know when to move on.

    • @georgegore
      @georgegore 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah he is the most toxic one indeed.

    • @ryszakowy
      @ryszakowy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      studying at college
      bringing stagnant people
      yeah let's indroduce them
      what a way to ruin everyone's day

  • @xBetoxSa
    @xBetoxSa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved this, Love your videos. Thank you for sharing!!

  • @dawid5615
    @dawid5615 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Well, turns out they were right, connections matter

  • @gryoz1323
    @gryoz1323 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +182

    This hit way too close to home. I just went back to school after 11 years, and I managed to land a paid internship. You will have an easier time finding an entry-level job in the field you studied for if you land one of those internships. The paid ones are heavily coveted, and yes, there are people who received them simply because they knew someone. It's the sad reality but that should not persuade you to give up on higher education altogether. I left behind the friends I had growing up years ago, but I never had friends hold me back.

    • @IdentifiantE.S
      @IdentifiantE.S 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    • @ImperialFool
      @ImperialFool 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What should persuade you into not going into higher education is the fact you'll spend an entire class learning what division is in a fourth year cryptography class.
      It's daycare that costs 10 grand a term.

    • @gryoz1323
      @gryoz1323 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      At 10 grand a term, I would not recommend higher education to anyone. However, at community college where the terms are closer to $1750, it's a more manageable debt. One of my fellow apprentices, who is 5 years my junior, actually worked full-time straight out of high school until he had enough money for his associate degree.@@ImperialFool

  • @jayvanx154
    @jayvanx154 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Its crazy how they complain that you won't go anywhere in life without connections, yet say college is only for meeting other people

  • @laniakeas92
    @laniakeas92 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    It's not only about connections, hard working and mere luck affect your life too. Good message.
    Fantastic channel, can't get enough of your content.

    • @anomalous34
      @anomalous34 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      This video mirrors my life far too accurately. The only difference is the blonde positive guy didn't exist and his friend whining about connections is accurate. I graduated college for IT while trying to stay in touch with my weed smoking video game childhood friends. Hard work wasn't enough and people with superior social lives and connections always were ahead.
      I ended up working at a supermarket as a manager funny enough, and despite being paid alright I injured my body. Now I'm injured for life, all that studying and internship bs was a waste of time and IT sucked, and now I don't even have my old "loser" friends because I thought I would be happier without them.
      I was wrong.

  • @Jocatoe
    @Jocatoe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Needed this

  • @Mikey-nz6de
    @Mikey-nz6de 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    i used to have a friend who would tell me he didn't study for the exam either so i would feel good that im not alone and give it up but when the scores came, he had the best score in class. world is cruel, we need to be careful

    • @kev2fuego
      @kev2fuego 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Yea, a lot of the times people also lie about this to seem cool. In reality behind close doors even if they don’t study long, they may be reading notes or have better memory. Eventually the people that don’t study struggle later in college because it’s almost impossible to pass without independent study. Good luck to you

    • @BWatskins
      @BWatskins 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That sucks homs however you really should have studied (unless you had some real emergency going on). Either way hope your doing better and remember better alone than in bad company

    • @kys7615
      @kys7615 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@kev2fuego Me and my best friend in uni were like this, we would always ask each other if we studied which the response was always no to feel better about ourselves. One day before the class we had same talk in which he responded no as usual but later that day during class he slipped up and straight up exposed himself while other dude asked him the same question in which he said he's been studying for the past week. He immediately realized that I heard what he said and was too embarrased to talk about it.
      fuck man that hurt, you know sometimes people lie about it just to gain advantage.

    • @Im_zowi
      @Im_zowi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well in my old friend group I would always say "oh I didn't study" because I didn't wanna look boring or like a looser for taking school seriously. Still, very obvious I was lying because I got good grades.

    • @teeteetuu94
      @teeteetuu94 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I used to be that kind of 'friend' myself, but in a completely honest way. I don't tell my friends that to hinder them, but matter-of-factly, and they know that. I don't like to do revisions in my free time, and I really don't do it until the very last moment (a quick browse before I sleep, the night before the test/exam). But managed to score decently, if not top the class sometimes. I paid attention during lessons. I've long lost that ability past that point in time.

  • @DownWithTheHerman
    @DownWithTheHerman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I know it's just a simple wojack youtube video to most people, but I have to say I haven't stopped thinking about this video since I saw it a few days ago
    I find myself reflecting on my past, with different moments causing me to relate to both the main character in this video, and his "loser" friends. I wonder how often I was perceived as the bad friend, how many times I actually was, how many times "better friends" tried to help me improve myself but I stayed behind with the "losers"
    I'm not sure what point this reflection serves other than encouraging "what if" and "I should've done this instead" thoughts, but I'm left with a sense of awe over your work. Thank you for making these videos, I just wish I could've seen them 10-15 years ago...
    Cheers 💚

  • @HaSTaxHaX
    @HaSTaxHaX 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I needed that final message. Thank you, honestly. I'll keep telling me that and working on some of my projects. Even when I come home tired from my job. Not that I will forget my resting, but I also won't forget my projects.

  • @Mlogan11
    @Mlogan11 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    I had this experience earlier. I went to a different HS than my neighborhood friends, who were not as interested in school as I was. That leads to having to choose to stay home and study versus just hanging out with the local friends. Lots of peer pressure to hang out and being called disloyal if you don't.
    It seems some people have internal drive that helps them through difficult situations while others need external motivation to catch the fire of ambition.
    One thing the vid missed, it's less about the bosses son at work and more about how to play corporate politics. You can have lazy people in the office making more than you and acting like the lazy friends in this vid, but they are smooth talkers and are friends with the boss or management so they get to slide by and they get to assign their work to others but take credit for it. Navigating that is the true challenge in the workplace.

  • @YouTubeDweller8008
    @YouTubeDweller8008 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +715

    It's easy to just say "Work hard bro" when you already have a foundation under you. Family, support, people who actually care what happens to you... All of that is the root of this.
    But, what about the People who were never shown how to do anything? Who never had support? Who didn't get the opportunity?
    There's a difference between having a chance and throwing it away, and never getting a chance in the first place. Some people grow up in communities where crime and death prevent them from succeeding. You can't just boil everything down to "get new friends" and "try harder bro".

    • @neutralmilkbaby
      @neutralmilkbaby 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

      You have to work extra harder. You have to learn extra harder. You will be behind from other people but it would be worth it. The hard experience will shape you to face your problems in the future. I came from toxic parents who neglected me and i also had toxic friends. You have to unlearn those toxic behaviors and surround yourself with good people or even 1 good person. It is game changer.

    • @rockyp32
      @rockyp32 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Do u know why you have to be saved?
      It's because you have sin all people have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
      What is sin? Sin is essentially any bad thing we've ever done.
      Because of sin this is is the punishment
      “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
      ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭21‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬
      Jesus who is God in heaven came down to earth as a man. Lived for 33 and a half years. He never sinned his whole life. Eventually some people got jealous of him and got him convicted of phony charges. He got crucified on the cross. Died. Was buried for 3 days then he was resurrected by his own power.
      Remember how I said we can't go to heaven because of sin?
      “But God shows his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
      ‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬
      God did all that to save us from hell
      "Much more than, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
      ‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭9‬ ‭KJV‬‬
      So if you believe in him and what he did. You'll be justified by his blood and saved from hell and you'll get an eternity of Love, joy, and peace

    • @rockyp32
      @rockyp32 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bible KJV

    • @nervonabliss2071
      @nervonabliss2071 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@neutralmilkbabyThis. Find ppl that have what you want and talk to them. I promise you they will have a lot of info to help.

    • @Infelious
      @Infelious 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      @@neutralmilkbaby its pretty hard when the best version of you is so sub part to everyone else, if you have to try so hard to catch up it just adds to the worthlessness. Plus why give people a chance when they left you to rot all those years. *And if you somehow improve at best you'll be a cog in the machine.

  • @DownWithTheHerman
    @DownWithTheHerman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved the video, broke my heart, love it thank you

  • @brogo4
    @brogo4 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Needed this thanks

  • @echosklee3702
    @echosklee3702 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Even if you dont want to become like them and you just wanna hang out,
    you will eventually end up like them.

    • @badchinchila9799
      @badchinchila9799 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So true.And the hardest part is that you won't even notice it happening.

    • @ErykRoll
      @ErykRoll 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Elaborate at least 💀

  • @sigmamale4147
    @sigmamale4147 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    So "toxic friends" only care about partying and "real friends" only care about studying and career ? Is there no middle ground ?

    • @ashutoshsharma7923
      @ashutoshsharma7923 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      You can call me nerd for that but studying, lifting and growing together with your friends is as good as partying.

    • @sigmamale4147
      @sigmamale4147 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ashutoshsharma7923 good for you, but that wasnt my point

    • @Mrshotgun7392
      @Mrshotgun7392 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      One group discourages anon from making positive changes in his life and drags him down with them "crabs in a bucket"
      The other group prioritises self improvement and encourages you to be a healthier version of you. Yes there are extremes on both ends that you don't want to go to but me personally, I'd rather the positive friend group.

    • @harrisbrown6800
      @harrisbrown6800 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ashutoshsharma7923flag checks out

    • @ryszakowy
      @ryszakowy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      middle ground is knowing when to party and when to work hard
      but that lesson is lost on you

  • @Arrowbeast_23
    @Arrowbeast_23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This TH-cam channel needs more publicity because these types of lessons need to be taught to our generation. And the reason I say our is because I am a fifteen year old kid who understands how laziness effects me and how I need discipline to go anywhere in life right now I am about to start college courses in high school for the second time (thanks to my mom) and I am going to push through so I can live a life I dreamed of. And for all you old bats it really is never too late for success in life in fact I believe success is when you can settle down and live without distractions such as alcohol or money or any other things. All I’m saying is that I believe in you even if my candle of inspiration burns out, I’d have 100 matches ready to light yours. You pick your destiny, friends and foes, and most importantly your fate. Thank you

  • @Manwell.
    @Manwell. 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for this love your vids bro

  • @danialtootian6385
    @danialtootian6385 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Depends on the place/country.
    In my country you really do need connections otherwise playing by the book and doing things legally will never get you anywhere.

    • @umcaraqualquer3640
      @umcaraqualquer3640 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Europe, even Eastern, has it a lot easier than most.
      Just TRY getting anywhere by the book in Latin America, for example

    • @drygimangdrminjak8177
      @drygimangdrminjak8177 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@umcaraqualquer3640or literally anywhere in africa or most of asia

    • @TheGreyPeregrine
      @TheGreyPeregrine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@umcaraqualquer3640You definetely don't know Romania. Imagine that we have the highest number of Parliament members in the EU and more state secretaries than the US...

    • @WhateverDudeMan
      @WhateverDudeMan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol that's why Andrew Tate moved there, the corruption@@TheGreyPeregrine

    • @distrik1570
      @distrik1570 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Qazaqstan?

  • @MagicMan77718
    @MagicMan77718 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    This video hit really hard for me and felt very personal because i am in a very similar situation right now, thank you for continuing to make such good content for so long
    When you live all your life in that kind of enviorment you still feel it pulling at you and being engrained into you even in other enviorments and with different people, this video really showed that perfectly

  • @Stickers_collects
    @Stickers_collects 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    been rewatching all the time:)

  • @gmanko1x
    @gmanko1x 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    you're absolutly right, i've been a social nomad all of my 20's because i didn't want to allow myself
    falling to toxic friends to drag me down with them. now that i approach to my 30's
    with several degrees and experience and hopefully finally found my true friends environment
    i can say with confidence that im always ready for any situations including letting go of people and environment which are toxic to me
    and treat better for myself

    • @niceone550
      @niceone550 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      whatever dude it's fine when you have friends but I don't have anyone that cares about me, I'd rather kms than be lonely until my 30s - everyone knows it's harder to make friends the older you are

    • @ErickRicardo
      @ErickRicardo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The worst part is when the toxic person is in the same house as you.

    • @alonegraph7775
      @alonegraph7775 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But do you have any friends?

  • @AkaiKnight
    @AkaiKnight 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    I think we all know people like this in terms of lacking ambition, but I don't think I've ever met someone who actively DISCOURAGES one from doing better things.

    • @torts560
      @torts560 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      You're lucky then. Some people in their older 20s or early 30s who didn't make it very far will try and drag young people down, whether they know theyre doing it or not. Subtle things like discouraging education, or trash talking "friends" who don't hang out all the time, just like this video portrayed. These people 100% exist and need to be avoided like the plague.

    • @thomas.thomas
      @thomas.thomas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      often it is subtle and you might not notice it right away
      someone making fun of you for wanting to go to bed early or telling you to not bother with going to the gym

    • @kingofbears6999
      @kingofbears6999 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You are lucky, I've had many toxic friends who get pissed when you cant be on video games 24/7

  • @Obsession3745
    @Obsession3745 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

    I empathize with those two toxic friends. They probably had their hopes and dreams crushed by the world. Some people just can't recover from that trauma. They probably didn't have support when they needed it the most. It makes it much more possible to overcome trauma in general when you have a healthy support system. I feel for the people who never have had that in their lives.

    • @Jakkaribik1
      @Jakkaribik1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Maby they dont had the Hopes crushed because they already see the world as wonderful and keep happy together without slaving away 6 or more hours per day for some work

    • @looooonooooooooooooooooooooong
      @looooonooooooooooooooooooooong 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      What's the difference anyway? wageslave for 8 hours or doing nothing with your life both of them are the worst

    • @JoseRamirez-rq2gj
      @JoseRamirez-rq2gj 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Jakkaribik1That sounds more like an excuse for lazy people

    • @Jakkaribik1
      @Jakkaribik1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So you rather Slave Away for some Big Company where you lose your lifetime than stick with good Friends ok gotcha Money > Friends for you@@JoseRamirez-rq2gj

    • @DantesSagan
      @DantesSagan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Jakkaribik1Just like Big Lebowski 😎

  • @Cosmopolit257
    @Cosmopolit257 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a fantastic video!
    The endmessage hit hard

  • @boredsoimakevid3434
    @boredsoimakevid3434 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Out of all the videos ive watched on this channel this one really made me change my outlook on things, rather than being stubborn and thinking that my life is perfect and its going well, thank you.

  • @TheGreyPeregrine
    @TheGreyPeregrine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    Idk but for me it was the opposite. I'm from the Balkans and I entered college very optimistic, ignoring all these critics about nepotism. Met some new people who seemed nice and I thought I had found a fine circle of friends. But after graduation the Pandemic hit and I applied left and right without any result while those former colleagues I had cared for got hired over night in public institutions. Recently I found out their relatives were working in the same places. That's how I became very skeptical of the labour market.

    • @hassanbirbir6363
      @hassanbirbir6363 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      what country is that? CAUSE I LIVE IN MOROCCO AND WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM

    • @TheGreyPeregrine
      @TheGreyPeregrine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hassanbirbir6363 Romania

    • @WhateverDudeMan
      @WhateverDudeMan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I had the same realization but it wasn't good enough for me to quit on life like they did in this video

    • @monsieurcondottiero2685
      @monsieurcondottiero2685 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hassanbirbir6363you need better wasta

    • @thomas.thomas
      @thomas.thomas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      it's good you became skeptical, but the next step would be to use and built upon your connections and leverage them for yourself

  • @libertarianterminator
    @libertarianterminator 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    High school was weird with covid and I think I had a situation like this, but I was the guy who wanted to do stuff and move forward in life. I didn't care much for maintaining relations outside of school so one guy who kept insisting on talking with me became my friend. He was getting all that advice and encouragement for me not to do stupid shit while he was just tagging along and enjoying the benefits. At some point I was busy so I couldn't bail his ass out at school so he started gossiping behind my back and getting me in trouble with the teachers. I discussed it with him and he didn't admit to doing anything wrong. I kept noticing how he was lying to me and withholding useful info about certifications. Then a good friend from middle school told me once again how he was talking shit about me at a party and advised me to move places. So I did and asked another classmate to move in as my new desk mate. Best decision ever to cut him out without drama. I was lazy about keeping friends so I got left only with the leeches. It served me a good lesson and so should it you. Guys, try to keep in contact with good people and don't be lazy like me.

  • @GabStoriesAnimation
    @GabStoriesAnimation 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i love this channel, i have watched pratically all videos, but this one really hits me

  • @tiergeist2639
    @tiergeist2639 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was really nice. Fantastic job👍👍👍

  • @n11ck
    @n11ck 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    i love you millennia. thanks for making these great videos. never stop doing what you do

  • @fil1007
    @fil1007 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, needed to hear some things and this video helped

  • @zygimantas5461
    @zygimantas5461 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Leave being lazy for your old age - Quote of the year

  • @Kelvostrass
    @Kelvostrass 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I have no friends - I've given up lol - nothing wrong with taking life easy - I have a good job and contribute meaningfully; also working hard in education upto university was a waste of time for me - I wish I'd spent more time making friends and memories personally. Work & video games is my life now and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

    • @justastream8522
      @justastream8522 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If that makes you happy, then there's really nothing wrong with it. Don't get caught up in the whole money chase and collecting stuff. The wisest people throughout history actually lived with little, not because they were lazy, but because they understood that what's truly worth pursuing and working for goes beyond just material things, fame, and how others see you. Put a premium on knowledge, good judgment, and most importantly, chipping in for your community. Oh, and if you're religious, put that at the top of your list.

    • @franspai7415
      @franspai7415 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Can relate, I have a few people I meet once every few months but thats about it, dropped out of collage after my first year. Now I work as a sysadmin with some devops elements and programming mixed in at a government institution at 21. Most of my day is spent sitting in front of my computer at home working and after that sitting in front of my computer doing personal projects or gaming. Its a simple life but it’s comfy, I haven’t really regretted dropping out of collage yet but who knows what the future will bring. After all my experiences with people during both school and college I somehow don’t regret having a almost non existent social life, most people are just assholes nowadays, they will try to bring you down to their level, they will be insecure when you achieve more than them faster, sometimes its just better to be alone.

    • @harrisbrown6800
      @harrisbrown6800 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not worth having male friends, because if they're not great looking, they will tear you down to increase their LMS. And you can have female friends because of your attraction to them and lack of relatablility. Can't have a gf either because it's finished for bellow average looking western men.

    • @return7898
      @return7898 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's like that. Some people are better suited for College and some are not. Some people will live easier lives than others but you just do what you can day by day. If you want friends, I'm not sure if apps will help. Other than that, you could try and find other friends into video games by going to video game hangouts. I've never done it but I've heard of others doing it.

  • @ComposedSage75
    @ComposedSage75 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +153

    0:50 I believe this is my favorite scene in this. Just looking on into the outside world and just for a moment having peace and quiet.
    7:34 it’s the reality of growing up and growing apart. We get to decide whether or not we want the circle of people we have around us.
    -This one really got me thinking cuz friends, family, etc. eventually drift apart the older they get for various reasons. Great work dude.

    • @Peakfer
      @Peakfer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      i frankly don't know what to do with my life

    • @neutralmilkbaby
      @neutralmilkbaby 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@Peakferstart slow. Try exercise and meditation. Exercise makes you feel good. Meditation flushes the bad thoughts away. Start with push ups first then weighrs. Meditation start with 5 minutes a day then up to 10 minutes. After that look for a goal focus on it. Also read stoicism.

    • @Peakfer
      @Peakfer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@neutralmilkbaby thanks, I’ll try it out. But I don’t know what to do after that. I guess I’m just afraid of being useless and a failure.

    • @peterzelaya9948
      @peterzelaya9948 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Peakferlol what's your stat spread looking like? I'm sure you can find a practical path in life to move you forward.

    • @Peakfer
      @Peakfer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@peterzelaya9948 tbh the only thing I would say I’m “moderately good at” is mathematics, but I don’t really enjoy it.

  • @FireBirdRJ
    @FireBirdRJ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your vids bro, makes me look at things a different way keep it up bro👍

  • @joseph630
    @joseph630 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really needed to see this !

  • @jokerpilled2535
    @jokerpilled2535 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +264

    Both friends can be toxic if you think about it, the “loser” friends don’t want to encourage any positive growth, whereas the “winner” friends won’t accept any criticism or limitations which can be a roadblock for some people. I’ve had both types of friends so I know neither are really “true friends”. You should only use people like these as needed, don’t get too personal with them. At the end of the day, you can only count on yourself.

    • @jakd2962
      @jakd2962 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      So…..how far has that philosophy taken you?

    • @nervonabliss2071
      @nervonabliss2071 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jakd2962I think I saw them take a single step yesterday... I stopped waiting for another after 15 years

    • @jokerpilled2535
      @jokerpilled2535 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jakd2962 I’m in a much better place now than in my 20s. But if success is the only thing that matters to you, then sucking up to “successful” people is probably your best bet.

    • @Xarenth
      @Xarenth 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like you got a bad shake from "winner" friends. Really, what is the value of offering your criticism or stating these supposed limitations to them? I'm not saying you should kiss their ass, but if they're letting you be a part of their in-group, good chance you will reap some benefits. Don't rock the boat for no reason, unless you're so brainrotted you have to spew your ideology and beliefs at all times and can't hold a normal relationship with them.

    • @FractalPrism.
      @FractalPrism. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      big cope

  • @MichRoyal
    @MichRoyal 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I love your writing Millennia. It can be taken in a variety of ways, which I think is the point. Imo, both friend groups are toxic here. One side represents the endless excuses of the procrastinator. Basically, their own personal insecurities make them habitually try to drag down others around them. Since life dealt them an unfair hand, they must do all that they can to sabotage the hand of others, so they don't feel alone. Meanwhile, the other side represents the cold and callous grindset. The personal insecurities of these friends cause them to habitually treat those close to them as robots, who must adhere to their strict standards or else they're not good enough. Though a lot of it may come from an earnest place, that competitive nature often will turn friends against one another and perhaps even refuse to foster that more emotional connection. This forces these friends to drift apart over time, and though they carry with them success, they are perhaps alone in the end whereas the prior group sticks together, but perhaps in perpetual unhappiness which isn't good either. It's all very interesting and nuanced, and personally, I feel a healthy balance of both is needed.

  • @phantomflames136
    @phantomflames136 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really relatable stuff here I’ve had some so called friends always trying to bring me down when I was doing positive things, it’s best to leave those people forever and work on yourself instead you will be much happier and fulfilled in life

  • @OGbornsinnerz
    @OGbornsinnerz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This one is my favorite bc most us been thru this one. “Friends” are what you make it but to me a good friend is a person who can help themselves and help you.

  • @NightCrydeFM
    @NightCrydeFM 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    The feels less like advocating for the future, and more like a nuanced view of both the future, and staying in the present. Some of those wojak animations can be so confusing because I feel as if Milennia's getting ahead of himself artistically.

  • @Mo-kw7xi
    @Mo-kw7xi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This has exactly been what I've been experiencing with my friend group. None of them are trying to better themselves, so I had to quit the group the hard way. It's tough "growing apart", but it is necessary to sever ties that will only harm you mentally and spiritually.

  • @STOPPEDINCOLORADO
    @STOPPEDINCOLORADO 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Needed this.

  • @tgaruwu1405
    @tgaruwu1405 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That video really caught me, reviewing my friends and ambitions, good video

  • @TheSymbioteRagnoro
    @TheSymbioteRagnoro 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It's funny. I'm 31 and I have "friends" and almost all are from high school. Now (and for a few years), I rarely speak to/or see them and yet, they still invite me to get togethers occasionally. It feels like because I'm always the FUNNY guy, they seem more like an AUDIENCE than actual friends. They just want to laugh. And if I'm not in the funny mood, then I'm just quietly daydreaming in their company. In my early 20s, I made an effort to get out there. But now, I dedicate myself to my art projects. Being alone isn't so bad when you have something to focus on.

  • @coletrain546
    @coletrain546 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Man I had the worst combination of these two types of friends before. Imagine someone who is lazy as shit and doesn't want to work and cheating their way through college, also preaching about grinding and hustling. Absolutely maddening

  • @xolarts
    @xolarts 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Leave being lazy for your old age" thank u for this

  • @gaaxdelcodTM
    @gaaxdelcodTM 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i realy needed that thank u dude

  • @JJ-si4qh
    @JJ-si4qh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    2:30. I had so many former friends like this, trying to drag me down.

  • @SigynRegn
    @SigynRegn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Trafiasz aż za bardzo z tymi animacjami. Naprawdę masz talent. Pozdro z świętego miasta.

  • @Armywolfgaming
    @Armywolfgaming 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro this shit highkey motivated me to do better for myself each day to continue being a good friend to my people.

  • @Marsonpika
    @Marsonpika 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bruh the animations are hella good

  • @bubbedebub
    @bubbedebub 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm so glad the protagonist of this video did not "relapse"