The other is people 💯 love to see others fail. I truly believe that. That's this area in a nutshell. If you want to succeed at something that's not allowed 😂
@Timmah1979: People, even and sometimes especially friends, will work to hold you back/down because they don't want you to do or even be thought to do better than they do. Some like to keep you under heel, even though they may like you, because they're jealous, envious, or whatever, and some often wind up resenting you anyway precisely because of what they do to/about you.
That is both my bitter experience over the decades, as well as my observation over that time.
@thedisasterautist it's just frustrating because I'm trying to go full time with my photography so I can actually leave my current job. Problem is my portfolio is outdated (last shoot was when the world shut down) and it's taking me a while to get back into the swing of things. Nature shots interest me but don't if that makes sense.