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He sounds young, and perhaps was a bit rude. In fact his second to last point was a turn-off for me. But, he made some valid points. I don't believe being excessively judgemental helps much.

I did like your advice to find better friends, and lose the others.

I don't know if you should take his post at face value, seems like he's just describing an exaggerated persona to support his conclusion.

Admitting things that make it obvious that you care too much what your friends think is courageous and introspective. He opened himself up to the inevitable ridicule of people like you (courage) and openly described things about himself that are widely viewed negatively by society (introspection).