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Explain Like I'm Five

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My younger brother keeps saying he is an Alpha male and bad mouths who he thinks are Beta. Can some one please explain to me what the hell is going on? (self.explainlikeimfive)
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[–] surewhynotlem 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't. I was simply restating what you said, but in a way that was less pointlessly confrontational.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's pretty confrontational when you accuse me of something I've never said.

[–] surewhynotlem 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Where's the accusation? I simply stated a fact.

"If you're over 6 get tall you're taller than me" - I'm not accusing you of being tall.

"If you think bigoted things I'm going to treat you poorly" - also not an accusation. Just a fact.

That said, if you're feeling like it's an accusation, you might internally be worried that you are a bigot. But that's a problem for you and your subconscious to sort out. Nothing to do with me.