SteelAttack said:

Yeah, you pretty much have to cut off your ties with him and stand your ground regardless of external pressure from other family members. It's a toxic relationship that is somehow made even worse because the asshole is your family. But even in such a case, you have every right in the world (and you owe it to yourself, for your own sake and mental-emotional wellbeing) to step the fuck aside and stop that douche from using you as his doormat.

It might be family, but your wellbeing comes first. Just remember you need to be firm and consistent in your decisions.

It feels like he uses me as a punching bag and I can't have that for next however many years I live for.  

Just wanted to thank you all for getting an outside perspective on the whole brotherly situation. I have actually printed out what you said and I re-read it when I need to and it has helped me a lot.

Sometimes you get neck deep buried in your familys' BS and it feels like drowning in confusing hypocritical BS. Listening to you guys has brought a certain level of clarity to the situation. It's still very, very hard emotionally but I feel just that much better listening to what you guys have said. It's hard when you grow up in a situation that feels like you're trapped in a submarine and that's the way the world works just because you haven't experienced anything else.

gamingeek said:

So sick of this, I getting back chatter from him even when I've blocked his calls. Wish dad would put him in his place, he literally says nothing, sits there like a statue.

What do you other 12 year olds think? Everyone else has moved on, we're still playing videogames.... oooooh.

I liked sports when I was 12....I still like sports. I liked girls when I was 12....and you all know how I feel there.

I have an uncle who's 60 something and he still plays games.

Your brother sounds like the typical person who chooses to pick out things that are easy targets to belittle to make himself feel superior. Tell him being a loudmouthed dickhead is also like being a 12 year old. And tell your family straight out you don't want to hear about the dumb shit he has to say. Don't talk to you unless they have something positive to say.

SteelAttack said:

Go full asshole mode GG. Tell your parents you're fed up with his douchebaggery and that he can go fuck himself, that you don't give a shit anymore. If you and he happen to be in the same room, yell "FUCK OFF" at him and leave.

Or yell "LICK MY BALLS!"

That's always a crowd pleaser.

$15 a month seems alright for PS Now. Better than the per game rentals they were doing.  As long as the library continues to grow  I still find the fact that they could stream PS4 games onto a PS3 (or PC) to be one of the more interesting conundrums a tech company with proprietary new hardware for sale has to deal with.  You have the technology which you can stream over most devices, (so long as you can connect a controller and has appropriate bandwidth) and could demonstrate the power of it by releasing your newest games over it.. but you also don't want to stop sales of your new big expensive proprietary boxes.

It kind of indicates to me the direction this will all ultimately go.  We've seen it with music, videos and books (death of propritary hardware), now it's our turn.

gamingeek said:

I really don't know how to talk to people like this. He's just so completely ignorant about some issues and so selfish and judgemental the stuff he says is mind boggling.

Ok, grab a pen and paper and take notes!

Are you ready? Ok here it goes.

First you charm his wife.

Then you get her to suck your manly member, be sure to take a pic while see is gorging on your manhood.

Now pay attention.

Wait a few days end then sent your brother the following sms/app

"Did you kiss your wife today?"

Then send the picture where she is chocking on your sausage

And follow up with the following text

"How taste my peepee?"

That should deal with that.

Or you could do the more sensible/boring thing and do this..

travo said:

The way you talk to irrational people like that is.....you don't.  Just walk away.

I've had to deal with a lot of irrational parents and children and it works best to just walk away.

Or this

SteelAttack said:

Yeah, you pretty much have to cut off your ties with him and stand your ground regardless of external pressure from other family members. It's a toxic relationship that is somehow made even worse because the asshole is your family. But even in such a case, you have every right in the world (and you owe it to yourself, for your own sake and mental-emotional wellbeing) to step the fuck aside and stop that douche from using you as his doormat.

It might be family, but your wellbeing comes first. Just remember you need to be firm and consistent in your decisions.

aspro said:

$15 a month seems alright for PS Now. Better than the per game rentals they were doing.  As long as the library continues to grow  I still find the fact that they could stream PS4 games onto a PS3 (or PC) to be one of the more interesting conundrums a tech company with proprietary new hardware for sale has to deal with.  You have the technology which you can stream over most devices, (so long as you can connect a controller and has appropriate bandwidth) and could demonstrate the power of it by releasing your newest games over it.. but you also don't want to stop sales of your new big expensive proprietary boxes.

It kind of indicates to me the direction this will all ultimately go.  We've seen it with music, videos and books (death of propritary hardware), now it's our turn.

The price is good, but the library doesn't impress me yet. I'd like to see more of the older PlayStation libraries. Ultimately the jury is out until the performance is proved. I do hope it works out. It'd be a great way to mess around with older games in only want to spend a couple hours with.

travo said:

But...but Zelda will still be fun after 100 hours.

*gasps* Heretic!

travo said:

But...but Zelda will still be fun after 100 hours.

Exactly

gamingeek said:

Thanks man. Talking to you and the guys has helped, no exageration. It's helped me retain a bit of sanity in a very messed up situation.

At the moment it's like squeezing a boil, painful but I think once the puss it out it will heal better. I really don't know how to talk to people like this. He's just so completely ignorant about some issues and so selfish and judgemental the stuff he says is mind boggling.

My brother is not an asshole but he is kind of crazy and he always has to be right. When he gets something in his head there is no way to change his mind. I still don't know how to talk to him about certain stuff. It's just what it is, some people are just hard to get through.