At one time, yes we were friends, and I believed that we had mutual respect. That all changed one random day, and he just lost all respect for me.

As time goes on, I’d rather not think about him at all, but for the rare times that I do, I would want to laugh it off, because his way of bragging is actually kind of funny.

Thank you. That makes sense.

I guess I could have, eh. I did end up getting in trouble for it. I had a research job that they fired me from.

You’re right. It’s hard not to take things personally sometimes, but I guess learning to not care so much about what others think is something that can improve with practice.

This is only the second or third time that I’m talking about it with anyone else. I didn’t know it was this serious.

I tutored as well.

Would you report a valued friend for the same thing? Honestly, I’m curious. Maybe I’m out of touch.

Well, ok, but you’d think he’d at least talk to me first? If he genuinely had an issue with it, I would value our friendship enough to stop.

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Well, at the end of the day the students I did homework for still need to write their tests and exams on their own. They still earned their grades.

Edit: Ok, ok. I won’t justify it any further. I guess majority here conclude that it was a serious offence. I believe you.

The irony is that the students that I did homework for graduated, and I didn’t

And I will have a good life :)

Exactly. If he approaches me in person, I’m not going to pretend he’s my friend and stroke his batshit crazy ego, I’m going to treat him neutrally but not entertain him.

Yeah I see what you mean. I want to be the bigger person and just ignore him.

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Thank you. Spot on.

It’s just picture frame type wire which is super cheap and super strong. I have a lot of it at home, and I’ve had to replace it a few times now. If I didn’t already have a lot of it though, I wouldn’t go out of my way to carry it because strong paracord or thin rope could be just as effective.

I use mine for bending sheet metal and holding objects while I saw them/work with them. I like to build things in my spare time, so I use them frequently for gripping, crunching, crimping, or wrenching sometimes.

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