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> Recently, I became fixated on the idea of someone using a Zune in 2017, which I found absolutely hilarious for reasons even I don't fully understand. What mus

> Recently, I became fixated on the idea of someone using a Zune in 2017, which I found absolutely hilarious for reasons even I don't fully understand. What must it be like? Does the modern-day Zune owner feel like a gadget-toting John the Baptist in a desert of Apple products, vaping and sermonizing on Radiohead? Not everyone lives under your paradigm of brand-tribalism, and of those who do, not all subscribe to your particular tribe. > To my surprise, my inbox was soon filled with emails from people who claim to still use, and love, their Zunes. Of course you were surprised. How can there be so many painfully unhip people in this world? I bet they don't even live in a hip city. Couldn't tell the difference between a cortado and a flat white, am I right? I understand ad hominems are generally not cool, but seeing as the author's contributions to this article are, in typical Vice fashion, devoid of anything other than breathless, sneering, self-important cultural 'commentary', I find it harder to take the high road.

eurticket 9y ago
The line itself links to another article regarding sustainability and tech/device waste, a quote: "All the manufacturers talk about sustainability but when it comes down to it, their security and their brand is way more important than how the material is recycled" The writer could be calling them out just the same. Because a lot of people use Apple and the mainstream 'tribe' subscribes to the mass brand appeal, the writer seems conscious enough of the way they operate the business.
DKnoll 9y ago
> I understand ad hominems are generally not cool, but seeing as the author's contributions to this article are, in typical Vice fashion, devoid of anything other than breathless, sneering, self-important cultural 'commentary', I find it harder to take the high road. The authors contribution to the article is just that... the article. The author sought these people out and got them to share their thoughts on the Zune. Also, what you call breathless, sneering self-importance (at least in this instance) I call a sense of humour.

eurticket 9y ago

The line itself links to another article regarding sustainability and tech/device waste, a quote: "All the manufacturers talk about sustainability but when it comes down to it, their security and their brand is way more important than how the material is recycled" The writer could be calling them out just the same. Because a lot of people use Apple and the mainstream 'tribe' subscribes to the mass brand appeal, the writer seems conscious enough of the way they operate the business.

DKnoll 9y ago

> I understand ad hominems are generally not cool, but seeing as the author's contributions to this article are, in typical Vice fashion, devoid of anything other than breathless, sneering, self-important cultural 'commentary', I find it harder to take the high road. The authors contribution to the article is just that... the article. The author sought these people out and got them to share their thoughts on the Zune. Also, what you call breathless, sneering self-importance (at least in this instance) I call a sense of humour.