Quote Originally Posted by strrrng View Post
^pretty much. it's just important to know who you're dealing with, and not place unnecessary expectations on them. also, what you gain from each other is self-contained, and so if they seek to gain something else from another person, oh well. explicitly-defined relationships are more often than not shackles that prescribe how you're supposed to be, as if energy transmission obeys commandments. ultimately, real 'loyalty' will stem from a mutually-optimal exchange of value that doesn't need to be replaced or altered in any way.
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