1) This advice is almost completely useless 2) I posted this in part for self-centered reasons. I have a former friend whom I let drift away in part because I found we really disagree on politics (for instance they approve of the 1/6/21 insurrection). Recently a mutual friend contacted me about something valuable that this former friend wanted to give the two of us because they can't use it, and thus about getting me and Former Friend back in touch. I responded to both of them politely but now I need to figure out how much this valuable thing is worth to me vs my integrity, and if I want/ought to tell Former Friend and Current Friend why I let the friendship attenuate (I'm pretty good at keeping in touch with people when I want to be). So I'm extra interested in what people here think of this question.
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2) I posted this in part for self-centered reasons. I have a former friend whom I let drift away in part because I found we really disagree on politics (for instance they approve of the 1/6/21 insurrection). Recently a mutual friend contacted me about something valuable that this former friend wanted to give the two of us because they can't use it, and thus about getting me and Former Friend back in touch. I responded to both of them politely but now I need to figure out how much this valuable thing is worth to me vs my integrity, and if I want/ought to tell Former Friend and Current Friend why I let the friendship attenuate (I'm pretty good at keeping in touch with people when I want to be). So I'm extra interested in what people here think of this question.