Supporting Strangers

It's crazy to me that people I know will support total strangers and not their own family and friends. They watch hours of videos made by millionaires, they like, share and subscribe to total and complete strangers, and some will even give them money in support when they clearly don't need it.Yet when someone they know posts something on social media, it tends to be met with negativity or apathy. The same people who will share a video from a YouTuber they have never met won't press like on something a friend or family member has put real effort into. No support or sharing, in fact it is often the opposite. Rolled eyes and sniggers.My guess is that distance has a lot to do with it. A millionaire on YouTube is so far away from your own life that their success says nothing about you, they are just something to watch. Someone you went to school with or work alongside having a go at something is much closer to home, and that is where envy creeps in. Tearing down has always been easier than…