THIRSTY STATUS – The Need To Be LIKED vs. The Need To Be PAID. What Matters Most?

pay

[pey] verb, paid

verb (used with object)
1. to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
2. to give over (a certain amount of money) in exchange for something: He paid twenty dollars for the shirt.
3. to transfer money as compensation or recompense for work done or services rendered; to satisfy the claims of (a person, organization, etc.), as by giving money due: He paid me for my work.
4. to defray (cost or expense).
5. to give compensation for.

like

[lahyk] verb, liked, lik·ing, interjection

adjective
1. of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
2. corresponding or agreeing in general or in some noticeable respect; similar; analogous: drawing, painting, and like arts.
3. bearing resemblance.
4. Dialect , likely: ‘Tis like that he’s gone mad.
5. Dialect . about: The poor chap seemed like to run away.

A different perspective to consider.