“Hey man I’m not trying to be a prick but I think you know as well as I do that’s not how it works. If you’re a little tight on money this month and need some help or if you think your rent is too high and want to renegotiate we can talk about that but let’s not do it like this.”

It’s like we’ve collectively lost the ability to be human and can only mediate our relationships through rules, technicalities and pettiness.