This group of middle-aged men has perfected the art of the human dumpster fire, using each other's miserable lives as a ladder to stay just slightly above absolute rock bottom. It is a beautiful, self-devouring tapestry of mediocrity that keeps their fragile egos from completely dissolving.

The ouroboros, an ancient symbol depicting a snake devouring its own tail, has been used by many cultures to represent the eternal cycle of destruction&#8230; <p dir="ltr">The ouroboros, an ancient symbol depicting a snake devouring its own tail, has been used by many cultures to represent the eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth. One modern illustration of such a cycle? Every man in this friend group has been used by every other man in this friend group as an example of a guy you “don’t wan...