There are other ways to argue my point without doing something as ad hominem as claiming to be a better power user than you. And, by the way, do you think boili

There are other ways to argue my point without doing something as ad hominem as claiming to be a better power user than you. And, by the way, do you think boiling it down to this at the end of your comment qualifies as, "dismissive argumentation?" For example, I could say that many of us perpetuate these memes because we see a trend away from what we like - and toward something we're trying to prevent. The trend toward increasingly proprietary hardware, and the trend away from interoperability. The trend for OSX and iOS to become more similar. A trend toward Apple-dependency, and a trend away from self-reliance. A trend toward more uniformity, more control in fewer hands, and about the future of HCI, design, and software engineering practices. So while most of us criticizing are more than happy to use and purchase a 2016 MBP - I won't speak for anyone else - but I hesitate to invest further in a product I will use daily for many years, and that has such a potential influence.