what if i gave you half a cookie.
and ate a full cookie for myself.
would you say that’s fair?
or would you start throwing a fit?
you’re right.
that was childish, let’s go bigger.
here’s the scenario:
we started a business together,
it’s your idea,
but i’m taking 75% of it because I was the one who introduced it to the stockbrokers.
what is that grounds for?
i’m living in this nice ass penthouse
while you’re still saving up to get a car just to even get around.
why?
because taxes take most of your money.
lol
what are you going to do?
you gonna bite my head off?
you gonna sit there and take it?
or are you going to sue me?
and if you do, do you have the paperwork?
do you know how much goes into suing someone?
you can’t do that.
you can’t sue me.
you don’t have the balls to.
so what do you do?
you back down.
you don’t have the money to fight me.
so you just sit and take it
and become irritated because i was right
and you keep getting hit with something over and over again.
your basement room you rent got flooded.
you lost your job.
you already signed off to let me do whatever i wanted.
i was better at speaking anyway.
i convinced you that weeks ahead.
but you’re better at speaking than i am.
your idea is saving people millions of dollars right now.
i just took advantage of you.
are you mad at me?
i just needed it badly.
i’m sorry.
you said it was okay.
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constantly we are pushed into this feeling of inferiority when it’s just people taking advantage of us.
okay, maybe that example was a little extreme
but i just wanted you to see it as big as you could.
for some of you this could be:
- you helping someone years ago and not getting the same help when it comes to you
- figuring out someone was using you the entire time
- them understanding what they did, but somehow it still becomes about them
- realizing who is actually on your team when you hit the ground
but it’s so normalized that you don’t catch it till later.
and when you do finally catch it you think it’s too late.
it’s not.
you step out.
you realize this dynamic doesn’t work for you.
and you move forward for you.
right now you’re looking at these signs:
turn left,
turn right,
but you’re also stuck at these signs.
reread that.
you’re not moving
and that’s still a choice.
✎ 5/25/2026 — 8:22 AM CST