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You get the same chaff from internet dorks if you talk about anything that people are likely to attach their identity to: video game systems, programming langua
by tumult 16y ago
You get the same chaff from internet dorks if you talk about anything that people are likely to attach their identity to: video game systems, programming languages, bands, whatever. There's nothing special about Apple fanboys. They're just fanboys who like Apple.
Picking Apple fanboys to complain about tells us more about the author of this blog post than about Apple fanboys. He had already decided to find something before he went looking for it.
- prawn 16y agoI think you have a point in your first para, but wonder if your second one was unnecessarily inflammatory and what got you knocked down. I don't think his post tells us anything more exciting than 1. Fanboys exist, and 2. He happened to attract Apple fanboys on this occasion (or his blog is on the radar of Apple-oriented sites/forums).
- tumult 16y agoNo, I think it does tell us something about the author. He decided to look for confirmation that Apple fanboys are especially egregious. Why? I would guess that he has some problem with Apple or some of the encompassing culture. Whether random people on internet blog post comments reflect Apple culture or not, he decided to hold it up as evidence that Apple people are toxic.
- prawn 16y agoI can't agree. I think the problem he has is with fanboys being wankers. In this case, they're Apple fanboys but he'd have a similar gripe had he said something about the best console and attracted a PS3-360 war.
- brudgers 16y agoThe difference is that any criticism of any Apple product anywhere on the internet is somewhat likely to provoke rabid responses. On the other hand, criticism of the newest Sony Vio, will probably be ignored and rarely elicits ad hominem, and the idea of Motorola fanboys is a bit absurd. It is not really surprising given that Apple actively provides talking points to its customers (e.g. I'm a Mac).