Wraiba Praise!

People will love who they love and hate who they hate. You have little control over that. But you should have enough wisdom to avoid repeatedly placing yourself in the crossfire of people whose hostility towards you is already obvious, especially when there is little to gain from doing so. Even a battle-ready soldier, fully equipped with armour and weapons, understands the importance of positioning, taking cover and avoiding unnecessary exposure to enemy fire. Being prepared for battle does not mean walking into every fight. You are entitled to your opinions and convictions. You can express them freely while exercising discretion about the situations you enter and the battles you choose. If your own conduct repeatedly creates avoidable controversy, you should be willing to examine your choices. As parents, what exactly are we teaching our children about recognising danger, exercising restraint and choosing their battles if we cannot apply those lessons ourselves? Even if Elon Musk tweets in solidarity with you and hundreds of accounts defend you, their support does not automatically make your decisions wise. And truly, this app loves no one and hates no one. Public sentiment can turn remarkably quickly. Those defending you today may be the ones tearing you apart tomorrow. Unless you enjoy the attention and negative energy, whatever validation or financial benefit you may derive from these controversies deserves to be weighed against the potential cost to your mental well-being, reputation and future. Some things are just basic wisdom.

See, if you like someone, tell them. If there is something you want from them, be upfront about it. All this pretence of love and affection just to manipulate people into giving you what you want is gutter behaviour. Then, when they see through it and refuse to play along, you start acting like you have been wronged. The problem was never your request or how badly you needed something. It was your attempt to manipulate them into giving it to you. Have some self-respect. Accept that people can see through your games and want no part in them.