Quote Originally Posted by inperfectdarkness View Post
why, in the face of everything that rationally speaks to the contrary--do people indulge? and it's not isolated to apple...its pretty systemic. still...none of that effects me.

what does effect me...is what these sheeple (in large numbers) are capable of. ....like picking elected officials, for instance. if we can't get the masses to rationally select electronic hardware--what possible hope do we have for the future? and i'm not even really worried about the future. i'm worried about how it effects me. every day that goes by i get the feeling more and more that i'm living inside the movie idiocracy.
So... How do you explain your recent large expenditures to upgrade a 20 yr old car, that will never be worth what you paid for? Sounds a lot like buying an Apple product to me... when there are cheaper, faster options available.