if she put a large deposit onto her apartment then I suppose her mortgage repayments would not be that large every month, although large enough that she would still need to continue to work. I suppose right now, she can make a decent living by just using Instagram, look at even smaller influencers such as the beg EmShel, she steeaaallllls a fuckin livin by literally sharing affiliate links to 116k people, at least Ell has the capability to be a bit creative with her makeup experience etc.
In regards to Syd, whilst I did always find her rude etc, I always kinda related to her because I come from a similar background to her, in regards to having addict parents although thankfully, my parents are still here but it is a tough way to grow up and I was always pleased for her she had her nan. You do have to become quite tough at a young age, for me I saw a lot of things I shouldn't of done as I was not as lucky as Syd and did not have grandparents to protect me. I kind of saw her behaviour as a bit of a defence mechanism, although it should never excuse rude and poor behaviour. I get the vibe that El just did not want to be friends anymore but Syd did, which kinda makes me feel a TINY bit sorry for Syd. However, you look back at how horrendously she treated El and can totally see why she would've had enough. They're both adults now, with age you gain confidence and El has probably grown the balls to just say yeno what fuck off I will no longer be treated like shit by you.
Whilst to the world it may seem as though Syd has 'won', she never will be because she's lost a true friendship because of her shitty behaviour and given up something special for a fake insta life. El has remained dignified, has a loving boyfriend and family and has clearly seen that there is more to life than making loads of money flogging shit on YouTube and rubbing shoulders with catfishes from instagram. So what if Syd got a post from Molly-mae, their fake insta friendship will never be the same as what El and Syd had. Some day Syd will realise that and regret a lot of things she did when she was acting out. Anyway, that's my two pennies worth, I hope to see ya girl El thrive.