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I see Android users are the heir apparent to the OS Persecution Complex. EDIT: I just realized that what I wrote could be viewed as condescending, and I don't

I see Android users are the heir apparent to the OS Persecution Complex. EDIT: I just realized that what I wrote could be viewed as condescending, and I don't mean it be that way. It just saddens me that people can get so attached to a machine. Dogs, cats, and other pets I can understand, but a machine cannot make you happy, it can only help you be more productive, and I don't believe productivity directly leads to happiness. Socializing with other people is the surest means of acquiring happiness and "fanboy-ism" is inherently anti-social.

javert 15y ago
<philosophical> I don't believe productivity directly leads to happiness I don't believe anything leads directly to happiness. But I believe being productive is a pretty important part of getting there. Socializing with other people is the surest means of acquiring happiness That seems kind of shallow. Sure, relationships with others are another indirect part of happiness. I don't claim to know the answers, here, but I've been pondering these things a lot lately. and "fanboy-ism" is inherently anti-social Sharing closely held values (e.g. a particular OS or programming language) is a really important part of socializing, IMO, and there's nothing wrong with that. Being a fanboy isn't the problem; the problem arises if you try to hard to share that passion with others, and fail. </philosophical>
- smashing 15y ago
  Socializing is the opposite of shallowness in my opinion. I refer to the Wikipedia for my definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialization the problem arises if you try to hard to share that passion with others, and fail. What is wrong with trying hard and sharing passions with others? Or is it just the failing that is a problem? Be concise.
  - javert 15y ago
    I didn't say that socializing is shallow; I don't believe that at all. I said that the statement, "Socializing with other people is the surest means of acquiring happiness," seems shallow. Be concise. You seem to not have understood my sentence, but it's perfectly clear.
    - smashing 15y ago
      What do you think shallow means? What do you consider to be the opposite of shallow? Be concise if not for my sake, but for the sake of other people who may stumble upon this thread. My questions are not an indication that I am predisposed to agree with your response whatever it may be, nor do I feel predisposed to respond.

javert 15y ago

<philosophical> I don't believe productivity directly leads to happiness I don't believe anything leads directly to happiness. But I believe being productive is a pretty important part of getting there. Socializing with other people is the surest means of acquiring happiness That seems kind of shallow. Sure, relationships with others are another indirect part of happiness. I don't claim to know the answers, here, but I've been pondering these things a lot lately. and "fanboy-ism" is inherently anti-social Sharing closely held values (e.g. a particular OS or programming language) is a really important part of socializing, IMO, and there's nothing wrong with that. Being a fanboy isn't the problem; the problem arises if you try to hard to share that passion with others, and fail. </philosophical>

smashing 15y ago
Socializing is the opposite of shallowness in my opinion. I refer to the Wikipedia for my definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialization the problem arises if you try to hard to share that passion with others, and fail. What is wrong with trying hard and sharing passions with others? Or is it just the failing that is a problem? Be concise.
- javert 15y ago
  I didn't say that socializing is shallow; I don't believe that at all. I said that the statement, "Socializing with other people is the surest means of acquiring happiness," seems shallow. Be concise. You seem to not have understood my sentence, but it's perfectly clear.
  - smashing 15y ago
    What do you think shallow means? What do you consider to be the opposite of shallow? Be concise if not for my sake, but for the sake of other people who may stumble upon this thread. My questions are not an indication that I am predisposed to agree with your response whatever it may be, nor do I feel predisposed to respond.