Stay away from freeloaders.

Not because they take advantage of you,

but because their values are flawed.

Freeloading isn’t about being poor,

it’s a habit of

“taking without giving.”

No payment for time,

no payment for knowledge,

no payment for emotional labor,

and no willingness to pay for favors.

Dealing with such people,

you’ll gradually realize:

You invest,

they consume;

You’re serious,

they test.

What’s worse,

freeloaders

have almost no sense of boundaries.

They’ll assume

your efforts are 理所当然。

People truly worth befriending

may not be rich,

but they understand reciprocity

and respect costs.

Avoiding freeloaders

isn’t snobbery—

it’s self-preservation.