March 16, 2022:
Perhaps that merits rethink.
Well — sure.
But where lives the starting point, and what purpose is served by the exercise?
It's true the friendship was central to his life in that time. That's what makes the betrayal so central, and so damaging.
How should he weigh the contraries?
Fucked if I know. If I knew, I'd be the first to clue him in.