You make some deep and valid points; I learnt most of these lessons in a slow and grinding fashion by sheer brute attrition over months and months; wish I'd seen this post on my first day lol
Anyway, yeah, it is our duty to provide value to each other that we too may receive value -- and to do so in an organized and tactical fashion.
I also wish I had found this on my very first day...it ain't coming late, though.
No time is actually too late to start working again. I am happy you found this piece useful