What helps me is having the perspective that people change from moment to moment, and we don’t see enough moments in a row to pick out a pattern generally. Even if I see the same names, it helps to treat them with new eyes everytime. Also makes it easier to catch someone on a bad day but then have a nice conversation the next.
It depends, in some areas that part where you either accept by default or choose another option is part of court. In my area they clear out everyone who is taking the default judgment at the beginning and then go through the rest one at a time.
Oh you are in for a treat. I spent time in the local jail when I was much younger, and was surprised that some of my fellow inmates were in there for some absurd things. The two that stick out are:
Driving without a license - apparently if you do this more than once, good chance they will just take you jail and impound your car, and if you can’t afford bail you wait until court, which is weeks or months.
Unpaid child support - I actually have no idea the logic here. You have unpaid child support, so we will put you in jail, charge you 30$ per day to be paid upon release for “housing”, and guarantee you have no way to earn money.
The bail and housing fees are not actually specific to those crimes, it applies to all crimes but really compounds things in some situations.
Depends how much you think you need to make, and where you think you should live.
Legalizing heroin isnt going to stop it coming in the borders it will just make it easier to sell. There are still gray markets in areas with legalized drugs now.
I don’t have enough computers yet to have dedicated ones is the problem, and I don’t work in an industry that demands one. But I do understand the value of Apple essentially handling all the difficult stuff for me, I don’t have infinite time to manage devices.
I might try to pick up a cheap older one to try out the ecosystem like you mentioned as Ive barely used one before.
Can I out macOS on non apple devices?
I’m not scapegoating Apple at all, this is the first time you mentioned the other companies. I’m sorry but I don’t agree that because perfect doesnt exist, that excuses bad behavior.
And, again, I don’t think you are a bad person, I really don’t know much about you at all except you seem to talk more than most.
I was talking about possible alternatives, and also trying to understand the perspective of people who do use the devices for good reason. You are for some reason defending your honor to a complete stranger on the internet who you barely know.
If it makes you feel better, I also do things that cause harm. A major value of mine is learning from past behavior and making better decisions, so thats why I’m even having this discussion.
Go ahead and research apples business practices yourself. I honestly don’t care what you do or don’t do. If you have nothing else to add to the discussion then I am not going to argue with you.
Well I suppose I’ll have to see how they resolve this problem then. It does seem like theres a solid use case for the devices, I think I just don’t fit any of them.
Can you think of any company that makes something comparable to apples macbooks or imacs? Maybe shooting for close enough would work for me, as long as I can still put whatever OS on it I want and swap out some parts every once in a while.
Yes, from my perspective there is some harm caused. Why are you so insecure in your own perspective though?
You keep saying force, noones forcing anything. I literally just said that I accept that for you, using a mac fits your values and is a great option.
Do you really have a problem with perspectives that don’t match your own?
You have a strange way of lashing out when people disagree with you it seems. Not sure why you are so angry.
Yeah I think they would be alright personal use offroad vehicles. Although they didnt build them for that, they could have.
What would you say about this quality issue thats come up in this post? Longevity is important too.
I disagree, people don’t live in isolation, everything you do has some effect elsewhere. Thats far more true when you have kids, as you brought up, because they will copy your ideas and methods.
You can definitely say it has no other affect on you personally than your bank balance, and thats fine. I am concerned about external affects though because I value reducing harm no matter how much unrelated good I do.
Never said what you should do, you were the one who attacked my character and what I would teach my children.
You implied if one wants to work in your industry they need a macbook. I accept your premise that you might be turned away from good opportunities for not having one, although that will vary from person to person of course.
What I am saying is that what constitutes a good job also varies. One that pays marginally less but allows you to maintain your values, might be worth more to someone than a job that pays more but doesnt fit their values.
What you are teaching your kids is a narrow perspective, and it might work out fine but I find that limiting so I choose to teach my kids that values come first, even if they evolve over time.
Also, you are deflecting quite a bit, charity work has nothing to do with other actions, surely you know that. I also never called you wealthy, I referenced the pursuit of wealth, which is very common in American culture.
I just think thats why you had such an odd set of replies to your seemingly innocuous post. It seemed off topic, not that you are wrong about what you said.
I do have kids, that’s why I care about where the money I’m paid comes from, and what my work contributes to my community and those outside of it as well.
I don’t think there is value here to teaching my kids that they should only do or value what those who make the most money do or value.
Moderation of everything is important, including the pursuit of wealth.
Does it count if I find a cheaper laptop that has better numbers than a macbook air that is more expensive?
I do think you might be right that building your own is more expensive now, not sure when that changed.
If I can find a comparable performing non apple device pre built for less, then the only sticking point is proprietary software?
To return to the post, I would say it comes across wrong when you ignore the entire content of the persons post, and only comment about the he or she part. I understand that part is important to you, but you literally ignored the point they were making.
I would suggest to respond to the point, and then make the suggestion you did if that was important to you.
Yeah but big tech is also the customer. So it doesnt make sense. How will they make money if the only way to do so is to trick other giant tech companies into buying and using your product?