[kwlug-disc] older Mac laptops

[Jason Eckert]

> I know nothing about Macs really, but sometimes, I feel a tug suggesting I
> should get one  so that I can feel like I belong to that most rarefied of
> coteries, a Mac user(part-time).

>Someone we know wrote a book about this feeling of being part of a group.
>
https://github.com/jasoneckert/CultOfMac/raw/master/Escaping%20the%20Cult%20of%20Mac%20(Jason%20Eckert).pdf

LOL - yes, probably a good thing to read my satirical guide first ;-)
Also, you should watch the 5 minute clip about "the Jobsists" from the
movie "Iron Sky 2: The Coming Race" - it's hilarious!
It's from 12:27 to 17:42 (approx).
Plus, if you ever attend a Mac user's group, just make sure you don't drink
the Kool-Aid (trust me on this one).
Cheers,
Jason.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 12:37 PM <tomg at sentex.ca> wrote:

> Quoting Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com>:
>
> > I know nothing about Macs really, but sometimes, I feel a tug suggesting
> I
> > should get one  so that I can feel like I belong to that most rarefied of
> > coteries, a Mac user(part-time).
>
> That tug is Apple's huge marketing money.
>
> Someone we know wrote a book about this feeling of being part of a group.
>
> https://github.com/jasoneckert/CultOfMac/raw/master/Escaping%20the%20Cult%20of%20Mac%20(Jason%20Eckert).pdf
>
> Belongingness is one of the most basic of human needs.  And pride, of
> having
> something others don't, or of being something others aren't, is the most
> basic
> human vice.  The satisfaction of being above the rabble.
>
> I have an Imac, and I've used Mac OS X.  I put Linux on it, which I
> was thinking
> of telling the group about in another e-mail, which I think you might find
> interesting.
>
> In my not remotely humble opinion neither of these computers are worth your
> money.  My Imac was free, in exchange for a lot of hard computer work for
> my
> mother, and it's still only useful if I put Linux on it.
>
> Nothing wrong with collecting computers!  Wait until they're a fraction of
> the
> price.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
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