Not anyone on here but people in general.
Person A: “I will buy [product X]”
Person B: “Don’t buy [product X]. You should get [product Y] instead because…”
Person C: “I’m concerned about your spending habits.”
Person D: “Lol you actually wasted money on that trash? What a dumbass. [Product N] is much superior.”
Person A: “It’s MY money. I EARNED it. I’ll spend it however I WANT.”
Like okay? 
No one is saying it’s not your money. There’s no SWAT team with submachine guns raiding your home and forcing you at gun point to put another item in your cart. It’s like speaking with children but they also pay taxes.
Are you really pondering why a person who just got called a dumbass might react defensively to people telling them what to do?
Well I gave three types of responses. And even then saying it’s your money and you’ll spend it how you want is such a weak and irrelevant defense lol
Response D is just insulting them though, response C is something you should only say in private to a close friend as it is essentially accusing them of being unable to manage their own finances which is a serious accusation even if you think it's true (imagine an overweight person saying "I'm having a pizza for dinner" and you respond "you should eat something healthier". Response B is less objectionable but is still unsolicited advice which is generally considered pretty rude (they didn't say "should I get product X?").
Saying "it's my money" is not supposed to be a reasoned defence any more than telling someone to go fuck themselves is supposed to be advice, it's saying "mind your own business" and "don't tell me what to do".
And speaking of guns, I’ve noticed this very funny trend in the gun community where someone will explain why something is flawed or their preference for something else. But they always feel the need to preface it with along the lines of “but that’s just my opinion. The best thing about liberty is that you can buy whatever you want.”
Who is this shit for? Are people seriously this big of a crybaby motherfucker that they need constant reminders that they’re big boys with big pants and can spend their money however they want or else they throw tantrums?
Are people seriously this big of a crybaby motherfucker that they need constant reminders that they’re big boys with big pants and can spend their money however they want or else they throw tantrums?
look at the comments on a bad review for a piece of music gear sometime, people get insane about how the thing they bought is self-evidently the best thing
I can understand being a crybaby in defense of something you bought. But to be a crybaby in defense of something you’re considering buying is very weird
it's all very weird. I guess consumer-brain brand partisanship kicks in after you've made the decision, even before you've actually pulled the trigger.
I do the defensive after-purchase review watching thing, too. can't rationally explain it, but I'll watch more reviews to confirm I bought a good thing than I watched before I bought it. I don't comment though because that is what a freak would do
I think it’s fine to want to reaffirm your opinions on something. Personally I don’t get affected by critique of something I’ll like. I’ll make fun of the person if I think their reasons are dumb of if their analysis doesn’t make sense, but I don’t need a 12 hour essay on dark souls or whatever.
Yes. People get emotionally attached to their toys.
You BETTER fucking buy an AR and a glock if you buy or recommend literally anything else you're just a LARPer
-Sevendeadlyfetishes
Tbh I had a friend who would criticise anything anyone bought when we just wanted to talk about it and its really quite annoying.
The only time I criticise someone spending is if they wipe their entire savings on a leasehold property otherwise I dont give a shit if they buy a fuckin juicero. Ironically the guy who'd constantly criticise everyones purchases did infact buy a leasehold property.
