Stream of Turkeyness; Issue 1 · 12:45am Sep 25th, 2014

You know... Favoritism when it comes to people is pure bullshit. I've been witness to others "ranking" their friends throughout my life, and I just don't get it. Individual persons are much too unique, too beautiful, to be ranked as a number by anyone; it's about as silly as trying to rank Iron Maiden's catalog. Several tools I knew back in high school used to tell me that "I was in their top 50 friends," in comparison to someone else who was in their "top 25." Needless to say, they were dicks and I don't talk to them anymore. In my book, there are no numbers. You're either cool, or you're an asshole. There's nothing in-between; nothing that makes one good person better than another.

There were these three people I used to game with a lot, and we recently had a sort of falling out. We gamed together for months, but as time went on, I realized that it just wasn't enjoyable to play or chat with them anymore. One was always overly-competitive to the point of having an ego and being a general prick throughout our matches, another had the tendency to argue with everything I had to say no matter how well-spoken just for the sake of arguing; whether he believed it or not, or whether or not he actually knew what he was talking about (he frequently didn't), he would always enforce the opposite just to get on my nerves, and the third guy was generally inconsiderate; always letting me know that he didn't give a shit about what I had to say, shooting me down whenever I spoke, and just being an all-around tool for no reason.

Now, as stressful as these three were, I know they're more than capable of being good people. I've seen it. The reality is...they're younger than me. They didn't have my home life growing up, and two of them are going through some fairly serious mental shit. They haven't matured quite yet; realized the things I have. I had a great family to teach me how to treat others, and through missteps from these guidelines growing up, I've learned even more on my own.

Not everyone had that, and that's okay. These three aren't to blame for the way they are, and I'll always be there for 'em waiting for when they come around, if ever. I do my best to let all of my friends know that I care about them, and that they're all equally awesome to me.

For maximum happiness, I encourage others to do the same.

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