That was a really refreshing read, and I agree with pretty much everything your friend said. The only thing I will add is that no one wants to stand up for themselves, because it's just that much easier to sit back and let someone else fight for your rights. When will people understand that the only person who can fight for you is, well, you?

The real world has no heroes, you're right. At least, no heroes for the rest of the world - you wanna be a hero, you can only be one for yourself.