Even assuming it is true - aren't there a whole lot of other things one could optimize first, before sieving out friends? Who knows, you might even become an i

Even assuming it is true - aren't there a whole lot of other things one could optimize first, before sieving out friends? Who knows, you might even become an inspiration to your friends and they might change along with you. Also if you do things you want to do, the people you spend the most time with will change automatically. For example if you start going to startup meetups, you will hang out more with people who do startups. If you start doing more sports to lose weight, you will end up hanging with more sporty people.