Oh my god? You sound like a priest ;-) Anyways, I think you just want to be a good friend. Maybe he has some „psychological“ problems and he just can‘t talk about it and that is why he has no motivation? Weed and Depression is a very nice combination.

Depends what you mean by „tech“? Automate everything in your current job, if possible, and do your projects during your „normal“ job . And don‘t tell your company about your personal „projcets“ - yet.

Easy, red-light disctrict services / escort tools etc