TASK DEFINITION: In this task you are given an anecdote. You must find out whether the anecdote is something the author has done or is considering doing. Label the instances as "HISTORICAL" when the author has already done something and label them as "HYPOTHETICAL" when the author is considering doing something in the future.
PROBLEM: Due to being an irresponsible adult who doesn’t understand the concept of saving money, my brother doesn’t have a car at the moment. He’s currently struggling getting to and from work, because his job (which is near where I live) is a 20 minute drive from his home. On public transportation, that’s about an hour and a half commute. 

At first I didn’t mind helping him out, because despite his flaws that have led him to this situation, he’s my brother and I want to be there for him. But it’s turned into a weekly thing, where at least twice a week he’s either asking me for rides, asking to borrow my car for days, or asking if I can lend him money. Sometimes I’m busy, and sometimes I just really don’t feel like it. I’m currently on break from school, so it’s not like I have an excuse to not want to let him borrow my car, I just don’t want to. I want to be able to know that it’s in my possession ready for me to use if I need it for whatever reason, even if it’s just to go to a friends house. 

The thing is, aside from this issue, my brother and I get along well. I don’t want to hurt his feelings and have it hurt our relationship. 

Am I really the asshole for wanting to put myself first when my brother is struggling? Because I sure feel like an asshole for it, and that’s why it’s so hard for me to say no sometimes. 

SOLUTION: HYPOTHETICAL

PROBLEM: Me and my (now ex) best friend had a recent fallout out, mainly due to her lying/hiding things from me. 

For some backstory;
I built her a gaming PC back in August for her birthday, after wanting one just like mine. I did, out of generosity. After a while, she slowly stopped talking to me, hanging out, or even playing games with me. She got addicted to a game called "VRchat". She met some dude on there and started dating him, via the game. After that, she told me (because of her dating this guy) she doesn't really want to play with me or hang out with me anymore. I told her that I want my things back that I bought for her then, seeing as I was essentially being tossed away. I calmly asked her to return the Monitor I had lent her, and upon asking, she called me a selfish cunt, then blocked me on every form of social media. I got my monitor back, but only because I had asked her cousin to tell her that if she didn't return it, I would take her to court. She quickly gave it up the next day.

Now, I want my other things back from her, including two 8GB RAM sticks, a headset, the keyboard/mouse I had lent her, and some clothes I had kept there in case I stayed the night. So, would I be an asshole, to go and take back my items? Without the RAM sticks, her PC won't even start, which would pretty much kill her relationship with her new boyfriend. Without the headset, she wouldn't be able to talk to him anyway, even if I don't take the RAM, and without the keyboard/mouse, well, she can't even log on her PC. 

Am I an asshole for wanting my shit back, while also inadvertently ruining her long distance relationship?

SOLUTION: HYPOTHETICAL

PROBLEM: My friends and I were debating the ethics behind what happened the other night when buying beer. I got a usually pretty expensive 4 pack of local craft beer. As the lady was ringing it up, I told my friend that I'd get his water as well, and when I went to pay I realised the total price was 6 bucks and change (for the beer and water). That was way less then it usually is, but I didn't really think about it until my way home, paid, then left.

When telling my other friend about the price he said I was a scumbag for not pointing out the error, and that she probably rang the beer up as 1 can. My defense was it's not my job to point out store pricing errors and I didn't do anything shady to get try and pull the wool over their eyes. We both agree that you should always tell a clerk if they forgot to ring something up or that's straight up stealing. We defer about if a wrong price gets rung up if we should notify the cashier.

What do you guys think? AITA and should have said something, or did the beer gods shine a ray of sunshine on someone who has spent a ton of money on great beer?

SOLUTION:
HISTORICAL

