Thanks for the insights! Do you know if these issues continue to persist?
Why and when did it start deciding to upgrade every package I have installed when I try to install a new package?
Is this perhaps related to how for most non-LTS distros (but especially on something like Arch) one is recommended to update all packages before installing a new package in hopes of preventing issues related to dependency hell? I don’t know if Homebrew’s model of packaging is similar enough to Linux’ to make sensible comparisons between the two, but this was just something that came up to me as a thought.