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What would you do if your friends slowly went to the other side of the political spectrum?

IMO - your reaction here would be very similar. May be you (and your friends) will have the ability to peacefully coexist OR you split up. It is harsh - but the friends who have remained from my poorer times are the ones who are able to be happy with the ups and downs. Some were lost along the way. I have tried and helped some as well - but that again requires a mindset that will allow you to take or give without issues. I will probably hire friends as well in the future - but probably only the ones who can handle it (am assuming I can) will last I guess. C’est la vie.

The tough part is - as you diverge in wealth in either direction, your focus and problems change with it. It is easy to think rich people have no problems - but in reality they have rich people problems. They do want to discuss these. They do want to enjoy their new found wealth with others. Sometimes it is just not possible to keep an open mind through all these - so we move on.