tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post1792637763865969308..comments2024-02-26T21:31:18.490-05:00Comments on The Wrong Monkey: It Could Be Worse: I Could Be Using AppleSteven Bollingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215202747829300924noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post-30835458674317329512019-09-25T10:09:36.666-04:002019-09-25T10:09:36.666-04:00And now Tesla is duplicating Apple cult model, exc...And now Tesla is duplicating Apple cult model, except that with Tesla it's even more extreme, and Elon Musk's plundering of the company while claiming to be "a friend of mankind" is even more blatant and obvious than Steve Jobs' was. Scientology is similar: the victims pay and pay and pay, and defend the cult fiercely, and sneer at the rest of the world. Steven Bollingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215202747829300924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post-89595504057423557942013-11-06T09:26:28.804-05:002013-11-06T09:26:28.804-05:00Steven--thanks for this excellent piece!
I, too, n...Steven--thanks for this excellent piece!<br />I, too, never understood the Cult of Apple. Somehow, the isheep really believe they are better than everyone else. Not to say that ALL Apple owners are like that, but so many are that it's become a joke outside of their cult. Being tied to an ecosystem as tight as Apple's is truly cult-like and those who follow it cannot see what everyone else does--that they are being taken for their money. How can one even compare a Galaxy S4, an LG G2, Nexus, etc. to the iphone 5S? Head-to-head, there is such a huge difference in function and productivity that the iphone is not much more than a toy comparatively. Yet many "expert" tech reviews give the itoy a rating as high or higher than the aforementioned phones, putting form over function as an attribute worthy of an extra point or two. An aluminum back gives it a "polished, high-end look and feel". As if that really matters--only a fool would not enclose their expensive phone in a PLASTIC protective case--so who really cares about or even sees an aluminum back? And the latest biggest marketing ploy of all-- a 64 bit processor with 1 GB ram! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post-63523025596683704932013-10-26T13:20:01.761-04:002013-10-26T13:20:01.761-04:00Thank you very much for your kind comment. I wonde...Thank you very much for your kind comment. I wonder too how many people get me, but I can't worry about it when I write. When he was just in his early 20's, Bob Dylan wrote a profound line in one of his songs: "I try my best to be just like I am." That's a very good way to try to live. I can't say I always live up to that principle, but I sometimes come closer in my blog than elsewhere. I will check out yr blog.Steven Bollingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215202747829300924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post-45738040918381407062013-10-25T19:43:37.058-04:002013-10-25T19:43:37.058-04:00haha. I wonder how many people get your writing. ...haha. I wonder how many people get your writing. I like it. I work in retail, I see a multiplicity of idiots a day, but its ok. A professor of mine called my working there kierkegaard(ian).<br /><br />I am a philosophical writer with a sarcastic streak, but my writings are straight to the point and exhibit a strength that few possess. I think you would like it, (or hate it), who knows. Here's the link.<br /><br />http://afoolsphilosophy.blogspot.comJamesJr,https://www.blogger.com/profile/00364743197505950325noreply@blogger.com