People are free to waste their money however they choose: at the gambling table, by giving a huge donation to a TV evangelist so he can buy a new jet or by paying a lot more for a piece of tech that's not actually any better than the competition but has a certain logo on the back.
I find it difficult to have much respect people who are driven by peer-pressure, feel a desperate need to stay on-trend and are highly susceptible to manipulation by advertising, but the problems those weaknesses create in their lives are not something I need to worry about.
Basically, Apple is a cult, and just as there's no point in trying to persuade a Scientologist or a devotee of some wingnut guru that they've been bamboozled and exploited, so there's no point in trying to engage in a rational discussion with an Apple fanboy.
IIN That the Apple fanbase pisses me off?
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People are free to waste their money however they choose: at the gambling table, by giving a huge donation to a TV evangelist so he can buy a new jet or by paying a lot more for a piece of tech that's not actually any better than the competition but has a certain logo on the back.
I find it difficult to have much respect people who are driven by peer-pressure, feel a desperate need to stay on-trend and are highly susceptible to manipulation by advertising, but the problems those weaknesses create in their lives are not something I need to worry about.
Basically, Apple is a cult, and just as there's no point in trying to persuade a Scientologist or a devotee of some wingnut guru that they've been bamboozled and exploited, so there's no point in trying to engage in a rational discussion with an Apple fanboy.
Their life, their money, their choice.