It's also true for we as humans being because we should be always be careful of the association that we find ourselves self because any association that is not impacting into you should be stopped because
I do agree with the fact that we need to distance ourself from negative people. But just to cut them off because they aren't helping us is too far, I guess. Sometimes people do have struggles, and they can't give it back at that moment, that doesn't mean they don't matter. On the same note, progress is mostly about your attitude and your action, while people around maybe have some effect but not that much compared to those two factors. You might be in a circle of great people, but if you are not trying, you just won't gain anything. If you think it is a good time to reassess your associations, maybe it also be a good time to support people who are struggling and need your help.
That is not what I ment am not of the view that you totally cut off your friends who are presenting struggling but am of the view that the kind of people that follows you matters a lot so we need to be intentional about the kind of people that you should follow because they have a very great influence over you and if you find yourself around people that are not for sighted enough to see the future it's better you cut off from them as they had a great influence over you