Ever get bashed by people for being 'techy'?

russell664

russell664

russell664

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Hi all,

Thought I would come here to vent a little, and ask if you guys constantly get bashed by people and family members for being techy?

Since I was in school, I have always been a hardware fan so isn't something new at all.

This weekend has been exceptionally awful, worse than recent ones and every single time I get told that I shouldn't be buying watercooling stuff, shouldn't play games, shouldn't well get anything techy.

I mean, I cannot see the issue the family has with this. :confused:
I have always took it on the chin, but now every single day being told the same stuff, even on the phone is really starting to grind on me.

I'm full time employed, always trying my very best, and progressing forward when i'm at work, but when I get home it appears to be all wrong to wind down on the PC, or upgrade some bits for an hour or two. The thing which gets me, it isn't everyday either! maybe two to three times a week, including weekends! :mad:

Do any of you guys have/had this issue, and how did you deal with it?

Right now, I really want to hurt them back, but to be fair it isn't me and want to be the better person about it.

/rant
 
Just ignore these cretins, i have to deal with this every single day, these people just lead very shallow lives if that's all they have to do is bash our way of life :)
 
Your money, your rules.

Feel free to remind them of their opinions when they need their PC's fixed and point them at the purple shirt brigade for good measure.
 
Spook187 said:
Just ignore these cretins)
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All day everyday pretty much. And I do not have any techy friends, mainly the reason why I joined this forum and realised I didn't know much at all compared to people on here!

My family think i'm mad for spending anything over £150 on a PC part, so I just lie. They can't check my bank statement.

I don't take any notice of people, at the end of the day, they come moaning to me when their cheap laptops/computers break or aren't good enough to do what they want.

I even get in a way bullied about being a PC gamer. They aren't worth the hassle they cause. It's what i'm interested in and that's all that matters to me at the end of the day :)
 
The thing is, they are the likes on my Dad, Step mother, Mum etc.. even my brother bashes. Feels a little like everyone is against me kind of thing.

They have Ipads, laptops etc.. as soon as they go wrong I magically exist again...
Then the bashing starts again.

I actually got told that I shouldn't even contemplate getting a fury X because I will not see any improvement, and it is stupid. I cannot say anything as they all kind gang up a little and just say how pointless it all is.

Winds me up so much! :mad:

Maybe they should just accept technology, and the expenses which can come with it, but it's like speaking to a brick wall. Actually maybe the brick wall has more sense.

sigma said:
I bet they're glued to their phones and don't realise that phone geeks are just as geeky.
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Exactly that. *Sigh*

When it comes to friends bashing, I don';t have that issue as I don't really have any. You know, college, moving away that kind of thing. To be fair, the only people I speak to outside of work is the people on OCUK (Sad I know, but it is better that way)
I have loads of work friends who we go out and all that kind of stuff, but don't really talk about personal stuff if you know what I mean.
 
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I've never had it with either friends or family, they just understand it's something I enjoy so don't really mind. They haven't even said anything about the amount of money I've suck into tech. They always say 'As long as it's stuff you want' perhaps I'm just lucky.
 
Caged said:
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Haha. :p

Yeah I think you are lucky Mike, trust me it just gets relentless sometimes.
For example; I got bored of my Xperia Z3, went out an got a one Plus one, and got told I shouldn't of done it, as they wanted the phone after me, but didn't want to pay anymore than £100. My response to that was, who the hell are you to say that, and to be honest you wouldn't want to lose out on a few hundred would you?

Petty things, which make no sense!
 
I had the same problem. In the end I had to tell them this is enough now and getting to much with the phone calls at random hours in the day. At first it was just them then the family started to suggest me to there friends & giving my mobile number to them. However with the mobile/Unknown numbers I just point planked ignored them or let it go to voice mail.

I am in full time employment and have my own life. It might be harsh but at the end of the day it will get to much and grind. When I am down at my family house/friends house and if they got problem there and then and ask nicely I don't mind. If I say am busy and cannot to do it, then I can not do it. As you get the ones that will keep on pushing and keep asking in the end you have to tell them to **** off and no.
 
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