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Your comment bothered me, and I wanted to retort, but couldn't determine a way to do so without being a dickhead. I have the western income and I have multiple

Your comment bothered me, and I wanted to retort, but couldn't determine a way to do so without being a dickhead. I have the western income and I have multiple Apple products as a result, and I should really appreciate that more than I do.

ChuckNorris89 5y ago
>Your comment bothered me, and I wanted to retort, but couldn't determine a way to do so without being a dickhead. Why did my comment bother you? I did not insult anyone.
- Damogran6 5y ago
  No, it was me feeling guilty. Wasn’t anything you did.
  - knolan 5y ago
    When I was a young and broke student I had more time to tinker with old computers and free (and pirated) software and get things fun things working. I also hated on Apple. Now that I have a comfortable middle class western lifestyle I can appreciate the appliance nature of Apple’s products. I use them for work because they are reliable and do indeed just work. In the lab I can still tinker with computers but I try to leave that to my students so they can have the same wonderful experience I had. I haven’t build a PC in a few years and hope to build something new in a couple of years. It’s not a monoculture just because I prefer Macs for getting work done and I’m not going to apologise for my situation. Apple know their users and I’m happy that they can meet most of my needs.
    - Damogran6 5y ago
      I'm in a similar situation...Whats worse is when you compare the Best of Apple with the best of the PC side of things. My work Dell precision is a science workstation desktop replacement...2 hours of battery life I can understand, fuel efficiency wasn't anywhere in the top ten list of priorities. But it has ZERO sleep modes. There are 4 exposed to the OS in most cases, non are supported by the BIOS...the only thing I can reasonably do is 'hibernate with lid close.' The mac is half the price, half the weight, twice the CPU...I'm a little disappointed in Dell and sad that my office requires it use. But in the context of this thread, I really need a dose of humility and a recognition of what I have due to my geography.

ChuckNorris89 5y ago

>Your comment bothered me, and I wanted to retort, but couldn't determine a way to do so without being a dickhead. Why did my comment bother you? I did not insult anyone.

Damogran6 5y ago
No, it was me feeling guilty. Wasn’t anything you did.
- knolan 5y ago
  When I was a young and broke student I had more time to tinker with old computers and free (and pirated) software and get things fun things working. I also hated on Apple. Now that I have a comfortable middle class western lifestyle I can appreciate the appliance nature of Apple’s products. I use them for work because they are reliable and do indeed just work. In the lab I can still tinker with computers but I try to leave that to my students so they can have the same wonderful experience I had. I haven’t build a PC in a few years and hope to build something new in a couple of years. It’s not a monoculture just because I prefer Macs for getting work done and I’m not going to apologise for my situation. Apple know their users and I’m happy that they can meet most of my needs.
  - Damogran6 5y ago
    I'm in a similar situation...Whats worse is when you compare the Best of Apple with the best of the PC side of things. My work Dell precision is a science workstation desktop replacement...2 hours of battery life I can understand, fuel efficiency wasn't anywhere in the top ten list of priorities. But it has ZERO sleep modes. There are 4 exposed to the OS in most cases, non are supported by the BIOS...the only thing I can reasonably do is 'hibernate with lid close.' The mac is half the price, half the weight, twice the CPU...I'm a little disappointed in Dell and sad that my office requires it use. But in the context of this thread, I really need a dose of humility and a recognition of what I have due to my geography.