There goes my self-image as a smart consumer. Never again will I ridicule the dummies silly geese hip/cool/sexy/smart people who buy Apple products, $43,000 pickup trucks, motorhomes, seldom-used boats, etc. I just got back from a 35 minute (one-way) walk from downtown in a pair of Keen "shoes". It felt like I walked home in my stocking feet. When they wear out I'll replace them with $25 sneakers from Walmart.
How did those outdoor-equipment stores ever convince me to spend $100 for these lousy Keens? They're just over-priced house slippers.
How did those outdoor-equipment stores ever convince me to spend $100 for these lousy Keens? They're just over-priced house slippers.
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As to calling someone "dumb" for preferring a certain brand of computer, now THAT'S dumb. Disclosure -- I own a Mac, and spent not too terribly south of $43k on my RV. And I'd do it all over again.
An early retiree has a serious job of being a smarter consumer than the average guy; if not, then he can look forward to retiring at the standard age, when health and vitality are already on the slippery slope.
"Being smarter" means learning to laugh off the marketing hype of corporations. Apple has been called the world's best vertically-integrated advertising agency. The "walled garden" that it traps consumers in is bad for the consumers.
But my Deity is maximum bang for the buck, minimum overhead, and early retirement. Buying Apple wizz-bangs violates my principles.
Now you've pissed off most the intelligentsia that subscribes to your drivel. If all you want and need is a word processor and web surfer, then go ahead and buy a PC and load it down with 18 layers of speed eating virus protection and wait 15 minutes for it to start up every time you want to use it.
But if you want a machine that is fast, reliable, rated among the best and comes with everything on it, from a professional music recording studio to a professional video editing studio... then buy a mac.
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How will I ever find my way back here? I'm just such a silly goose.
Whenever I discuss a tangible detail like a product, it is just because it's the thing that got me going on a certain topic. It's topics and issues that I really care about. Besides, details depend on individual circumstances and aren't worth discussing.
Do you want me to start off every sentence with diplomatic disclaimers like: "It seems to be the case, at least for me, and at least some of the time, that such and such is perhaps true?"
Rather than spend $1000 on the electrical appliance known as a computer, you could spend $100 on a pair of blue jeans and a black turtleneck, and feel just as hip and cool as spending the thousand.