This attitude also reflects a narrow view of what networking is. You can't be too rich or too thin. And, you can't have too many people in your network. Because all of us need a strong, active network to succeed in all areas of our lives. For one thing, the good times don't last.
Markets change, inflation rises, and recessions are a fact of life.
The relationships you develop in the good times will last through the tough times if you nurture them. When the bottom falls out, the people who have successfully constructed and nurtured their networks will have a safety net. Beginning your networking during hard times is an uphill struggle. You start at zero with zero. Starting to network in a crisis is like trying to learn to swim when you are drowning.