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Stay Away from Positive People
They may ruin your life
When YouTube suggests a life lesson/motivational video and you click on it.
And sometimes they are really good. But this one started out by saying that if you’re in your twenties and you want to have success later in your life, you should “Make friends with positive people alone“.
The first thing that came to my mind — quite immediately — was: “Make friends with the geeks, the weirdos, the introverts, but stay away from positive people, especially if you’re in your twenties.
Why they suck
I must say if I knew what I know now my life would have been much easier. And I will tell you why this is true: First off, when you’re in your twenties, your understanding of “positive people“ translates into making friends with the cool kids or the party animals that are “always positive“ and up for something that will teach you nothing but how to get in trouble.
The only thing you might get out of this is what not to do when you’re in your twenties. But if you want to take the shortcut and go directly to the real fun part of your life, then stay away from these people, as far as from the coronavirus (at least 6 feet if you’re outdoors, and twice the distance if you’re indoors).