There’s a good friend of mine that I refuse to see if certain friends of theirs will be around (not an issue with COVID-19 haha) because they’re energy vampires who only stop talking about themselves to gossip and virtue signal-shame others.

What’s funny is since my friend stopped working with them due to the virus shutting down work, they’ve started to distance themselves from this group as well, and opened up to me that they are mentally fatigued from all the identity politics. It’s like these people actually don’t have an identity or hobbies or self outside being woke and argumentative.

Everything is a competition and constant language censorship and policing. Particularly watching the self appointed “queen” gay guy of the group argue with the non-binary genderfluid transman at what should have been a fun and friendly gathering is what peaked my friend.

Now that they distance themselves from these narcissists they’re improving in other ways, lost 20#, really active, and genuinely more positive it’s been so great to bond with them more and see them become their best self while shedding the drama.

So you could say it’s been a positive experience though I know for my friend it’s been upsetting to realize their old friend group was toxic and they fell into them by having poor boundaries and being the group’s (believe it or not) token straight ally.

This revolution is really separating the kids from adults or dare I say the boys from the men haha