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I think the issue is why is there a watch worth $35000? I have a cheap Casio $10 which is functional. I don't even use that half the time (I have a clock on m

I think the issue is why is there a watch worth $35000? I have a cheap Casio $10 which is functional. I don't even use that half the time (I have a clock on my phone). I want the time, nothing else.

jyu 17y ago
The same can be said about laptops. Why buy a $2,000+ Macbook Pro when you can get similar functionality in a $400 Acer? Simple answer: It's nicer.
- smithjchris 17y ago
  Personally I prefer the Acer. It allows me to: a) Not require the work to gain the remaining $1600 meaning more time with my family. b) Alternatively if it is from money surplus, it allows me to do more activities with my family. Plus does it help you get from problem A to solution B any better or is that down to your abilities? The MacBook is an Acer in a pretty box. If you're interested in the box, you lack any real meaning in your life. Real beauty is in the mind.
  - jrockway 17y ago
    Yeah, but now the Rails community won't think you're cool, and the barista at Starbucks won't want to sleep with you anymore. Fail!
    - smithjchris 17y ago
      I know this is the ultimate cliche but LOL. I think you just summed up my thoughts entirely.
  - jimboyoungblood 17y ago
    I'm sure the Acer serves your needs perfectly well. Have you ever considered that other people's needs are different from yours? If you're interested in the box, you lack any real meaning in your life. Real beauty is in the mind. Let me rephrase what you just said: to have any real meaning in your life, you have to be completely uninterested in physical appearance. So if I have a passing interest in design, architecture, or art, my life lacks meaning?
    - smithjchris 17y ago
      It's a functional device. Not a piece of art.
      - jimboyoungblood 17y ago
        You're absolutely right, the Acer is not a piece of art.
        smithjchris 17y ago
        Thank you. My point entirely. Whilst working, my mind dissolves into the concepts being represented on the screen, not what is around it.

I think the issue is why is there a watch worth $35000? I have a cheap Casio $10 which is functional. I don't even use that half the time (I have a clock on my phone). I want the time, nothing else.

jyu 17y ago

The same can be said about laptops. Why buy a $2,000+ Macbook Pro when you can get similar functionality in a $400 Acer? Simple answer: It's nicer.

smithjchris 17y ago
Personally I prefer the Acer. It allows me to: a) Not require the work to gain the remaining $1600 meaning more time with my family. b) Alternatively if it is from money surplus, it allows me to do more activities with my family. Plus does it help you get from problem A to solution B any better or is that down to your abilities? The MacBook is an Acer in a pretty box. If you're interested in the box, you lack any real meaning in your life. Real beauty is in the mind.
- jrockway 17y ago
  Yeah, but now the Rails community won't think you're cool, and the barista at Starbucks won't want to sleep with you anymore. Fail!
  - smithjchris 17y ago
    I know this is the ultimate cliche but LOL. I think you just summed up my thoughts entirely.
- jimboyoungblood 17y ago
  I'm sure the Acer serves your needs perfectly well. Have you ever considered that other people's needs are different from yours? If you're interested in the box, you lack any real meaning in your life. Real beauty is in the mind. Let me rephrase what you just said: to have any real meaning in your life, you have to be completely uninterested in physical appearance. So if I have a passing interest in design, architecture, or art, my life lacks meaning?
  - smithjchris 17y ago
    It's a functional device. Not a piece of art.
    - jimboyoungblood 17y ago
      You're absolutely right, the Acer is not a piece of art.
      - smithjchris 17y ago
        Thank you. My point entirely. Whilst working, my mind dissolves into the concepts being represented on the screen, not what is around it.