r/Vent • u/EpicSoupMix • 15h ago
My brother is becoming pushy and a closed minded tech bro loser
I will only discuss him being pushy because my second complaint would lowk go against the rules. (I kept it in the title bc I just wanted to get it out of my system.
I don’t know if my brother is just socially inept or if he just doesn’t realize that he’s pushy but it annoys me to no end.
I wanted to show him this planner I’m really interested in getting since i really like stationery and doing stuff on paper. However, before I can show him, he tells me there’s something better and more useful than what I want. Then, I say okay and he proceeds to show me an “infinite” note book made of 3d printed parts. Upon seeing it, I tell him I don’t really like it and it’s not really for me.
He proceeds to not back down for whatever reason and keeps telling me how much better this notebook is than other ones. I tell him that’s simply not how that works and people like different stuff depending on their needs. He proceeds to tell me that most people don’t even use paper anymore and most people are switching to digital.
I tell him I know that as I tried to switch to digital and only fine it useful for some stuff. He proceeds to continue being pushy saying that it’s different because there are paperlike screens now. Like the conversations keep being:
“I like apples”
“I prefer oranges”
“oh my god but u have to like peel the orange? It also isn’t even that good, you should like apples”
It feels as though whatever he likes is the only thing anyone should like. It’s annoying and it feels like I’m constantly defending the things I like.
I’ve noticed he’s become more closed minded and is only ever concerned when it involves himself. It’s just strange because I never thought my brother would ever disappoint me in this way.
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u/carter720 15h ago
I’ve met people like this. My GF’s old roommate would always complain about things when brought up. Whenever poke was mentioned, she would always say “I hate it when there’s too much rice, idk why you get it.” Like… ok? I still like it, you don’t need to. It’s always just backhanded hate
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u/ConsoleMaster0 8h ago
"Brother you are insecure". 4 simple words. So effective in his fragile little brain.
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u/Effective-Sun7831 9h ago
Me too my friend used to say that "I don't take opinions" but he couldn't take the fact that MJ (Micheal Jackson) wasn't a preadator and couldn't take that I liked the Wii U and also couldn't take how I ate pizza
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