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> But at least I am willing to call a failing as such. I think there's room in the world for closed offerings and open offerings, and that they each have thei
by mlyle 5y ago
> But at least I am willing to call a failing as such.
I think there's room in the world for closed offerings and open offerings, and that they each have their own advantages and contributions to the world (and their own risks).
> The first step to redemption is to accept your own faults.
P'raps calling most of the world "weak-willed" (which I notice you've stealth-edited your prior comment to soften) and implying they may not be "smart" is going a bit beyond accepting your own faults and instead exposing others to harsh judgment for not valuing the things that you do.
- rglullis 5y agoThis is not about "open offerings" and "closed offerings". It is specifically about how little it takes for people to give away their freedoms. To wit, ~battery life~.
- mlyle 5y ago> It is specifically about how little it takes for people to give away their freedoms. You frame it that way -- most people don't. I like having a MacOS computer. Lots of daily things work better. Including battery life. Linux still exists and I still use it elsewhere. If Apple turns evil, I can move to having a Linux laptop again and just be slightly more miserable.
- rglullis 5y ago> If Apple turns evil It is not a matter of "turning evil". They are already do "evil" things. It's just that you don't care because it doesn't affect you personally or the things that you consume from them.
- mlyle 5y ago> They are already do "evil" things. I disagree. I think Apple has been a pretty good steward as a commercial vendor, with a few missteps. I have a pretty high degree of trust in them-- though my eyes are always open for any substantive problems emerging.