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Come on, you're carrying around a Newton for the attention.
by macspoofing 11y ago
Come on, you're carrying around a Newton for the attention.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoI hate this attitude. It's one of the ways conservative people rationalize their fear of difference and shame people into conformity.
- lamby 11y agoI like how not carrying a Newton is considered conservative.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoConservative means supporting the status quo.
- dbdjxjcnd 11y agoWhich isn't necessarily a bad thing all the time.
- PhasmaFelis 11y agoWhen you start assuming that anyone who behaves differently is just doing it for attention, then yeah, that's a bad thing.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoOf course. I never said anything close to that.
- sklivvz1971 11y agoIt's the hipster passive-aggressive rebuke: go around in public places using an old-ass typewriter, get offended at people that point out you are weird.
- PhasmaFelis 11y ago"Conservative" is more than just a synonym for the Republican Party.
- macspoofing 11y agoDo you ever 'roll your eyes' at anything? Because I (metaphorically) 'rolled my eyes' as I was reading the post. Couldn't help it. Here was a grown man seriously espousing the benefits of the Newton over modern smartphones. I mean, come on. Don't get me wrong, I say that with all the gravity and seriousness that this issue deserves. He's welcome to do it. But again, come on, be serious. On a tangent, what's wrong with shaming people into conformity as a general concept. Is it wrong everytime and every circumstance?
- yongjik 11y ago> On a tangent, what's wrong with shaming people into conformity as a general concept. rolls eyes
- marvy 11y ago> On a tangent, what's wrong with shaming people into conformity as a general concept. Is it wrong every time and every circumstance? No. Not always. But often. If someone goes around doing things that might hurt others, shaming them into conformity may be a good idea. Example: smoking in a crowded movie theater deserves some shaming. (How could you do such a thing!? The person next to you might have asthma for all you know!) But mocking someone for their fashion choices (clothing fashion, tech fashion, slang fashion, etc.) is not helpful.
- dubya 11y agoI thought much of the point of fashion was that older people disapprove. You're ruining it for them.
- marvy 11y agoThank you! I never did quite get the point of fashion. Now I know it's just another one of those things that I'll understand when I'm older.
- macspoofing 11y ago>No. Not always. But often. If someone goes around doing things that might hurt others, shaming them into conformity may be a good idea. And that's all I meant. It was just pedantry.
- honestcoyote 11y agoAnd what's wrong with that? As long as the attention-seeking is not hurting anyone, then this is probably a great way to find and meet like-minded people. He's not hurting anyone. If he truly enjoys the Newton, then he's not even hurting himself. The universe is terribly lonely as is. I'm not going to fault anyone for their harmless attempts to reduce the loneliness.
- macspoofing 11y ago> And what's wrong with that? Nothing.