> You neither need nor are owed such a thing This is a catchy trope designed to shut people down. I've seen it a handful of times in these types of conversatio

> You neither need nor are owed such a thing This is a catchy trope designed to shut people down. I've seen it a handful of times in these types of conversations. The statement itself is riddled with irony if you consider it. The statement is meant to criticize a sense of entitlement. The rub is that the person saying it believes (or is unwittingly misrepresenting themself) that they're entitled to speak authoritatively into someone elses life about what they "need" or are "owed".