Why do people feel angry or offended when people keep wanting to achieve their own goals?

This reminds me of this guy I know in my hometown. I’m best friends with his cousin and went to school with his brother and sister. Anytime his family just casually brought me up, he would just straight up bash me. I guess he had a band when he was younger and was known as the “music guy” by his friends or something but never really did anything. I have never claimed to be anything special but I got to do some cool things with some bands I was in, and I put out some independent albums and music videos because I knew how to do so and I loved doing it and no matter what, this guy went out of his way to make me look bad when I never once met him nor said anything to him.

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