Success Snatchers...

In most of today’s collective enterprises, some players are there to use others and others will be there to be made use of. The ones being used will be told how equal their chances of success would be if they work hard. So they’ll work their tails out, do all the donkey job, pave the way to getting everything underway. They’ll get occasional patting on their backs for their dedication, but that’s before the day of harvest, and before the success snatchers start to encroach.

By “success snatchers” I mean those whose only talent is the gift of climbing the ladder through other people’s labour. They’ll tell the hard working class: “you see, y’all have done an inspiring job, but you're going to need us to take it to the next level”. They’ll bring in offers that will make your years of hard work look valueless. They’ll start talking about the project you nurtured without mentioning your efforts. 

When they know you’re about to get in the way of their greed, they’ll influence the other members to write you off, and you’ll eventually feel so dejected and quit. Perhaps the only good thing thereafter is that you’ll become a philosopher on the topics of betrayal and deception.

As for the people you started with, it may not be their primary intention to ditch you for some tail-end parasite, but that’s the game for you. Mankind is no longer interested in anything that is not serving the advancement of their personal interests and egos, and they do it at the expense of every other value. But that’s probably why I don’t believe in imaginary social constructs like confidantes, con-sultants, and spiritual junkies.