Venting Being too privileged to be vulnerable

[PainThreshold]

Yesterday, I refused to sit close and let my friends copy my work during exam.

They expected me to just sit there and give it to them because we're friends and that we are sharing "information", or relation or something, atleast I think some of them are.

I hate my role as someone who's born rich, It made me feel like I couldn't and shouldn't expect more from other people. I'm too privileged to expect for anything.

And if I did, it would only come from ungratefulness.

"Other people are experiencing worse than you, why are you complaining?"

"You already have everything! Computers, phone and internet to help yourself!"

"I already helped you before! Why are you asking me to help you back?!"

Should I just give in? Let people use me, push me to their hearts content? I'm too naive and numb to even know if I was being mistreated or ungrateful.

 

[chaoschuckler]

You studied and worked hard for your test. If they didn't study, that's their responsibility, not yours.
As a friend, you can help them understand concepts or encourage them to study, but whether you help them copy in an exam or not is completely your choice. Refusing to help someone cheat does not make you selfish or ungrateful.
Instead of depending on you, they should put in the effort themselves and study properly.