Friend, you're HOPELESSLY hooked!
Backing down can become a way of life.
I would guess that the typical profile of a 'follower' is someone who is young and who feels marginalised, empty and pointless. They don't have an inner life.
Do your own thing on your own terms and get what you came here for.
Music is my higher power
Quite apart from our desire to avoid destroying the planet or economic meltdown, I offer another reason to position cooperation at the heart of our political economy: it will mean we are more likely to live sane, fruitful lives