SonOfSylvanus
09-22-2003, 05:21 PM
Anyone Feel Unworthy Of Their Mac? :???:
Well... I was thinking- (in the bath. All my best ideas/most interesting musings come to me when I'm in the bath - or just about to fall asleep- ahem...)-"I wonder if it has crossed anyone's mind that their Mac is SO elegant and beautiful, SO well designed, SO effortless and fast and SO delectable to use that, well, its too good for them? Now, before you say "Err.. No. Loser" let me briefly elaborate...
It occurred to me (during said bath) that my PB (when it arrives) might look a tad out of place: I don't think "interior design" existed when our house was decorated. Brown and beige and wood and wallpaper don't really go with "sleek anodised aluminium". I can't truly imagine using my new PB on a grotty Colchester to London, Liverpool Street Intercity (train) with its ripped seats and faint smell of urine...
Ah- think of it like this: "Is, maybe, me owning a PB like me owning a Porsche Boxter?" Does it imply something about the amount of money I have? My idea of style/fashion? Or that I am part of a clique? And does it demand of me a certain level of "respect"? Should I be expected to dress well when seen with my Porsche/Apple PB...?
:lol: (He, He. I even laughed when I read that. He, He) ...
Is there an image I'm living up to? And if I don't check all the boxes, am I unworthy?
(Sh*t, I'm Carrie Bradshaw :embarrass :D )
No, Really. I'm trying to be serious. The above randomness applies more to one's personal relationship with material possessions and less with Apple in particular, but the question is still valid. And of course there's marketing, peer-pressure, identity and esteem issues to think about...
...If you can be bothered. :D
Penny for your thoughts…
[editted so ast3r3x can read it]
Well... I was thinking- (in the bath. All my best ideas/most interesting musings come to me when I'm in the bath - or just about to fall asleep- ahem...)-"I wonder if it has crossed anyone's mind that their Mac is SO elegant and beautiful, SO well designed, SO effortless and fast and SO delectable to use that, well, its too good for them? Now, before you say "Err.. No. Loser" let me briefly elaborate...
It occurred to me (during said bath) that my PB (when it arrives) might look a tad out of place: I don't think "interior design" existed when our house was decorated. Brown and beige and wood and wallpaper don't really go with "sleek anodised aluminium". I can't truly imagine using my new PB on a grotty Colchester to London, Liverpool Street Intercity (train) with its ripped seats and faint smell of urine...
Ah- think of it like this: "Is, maybe, me owning a PB like me owning a Porsche Boxter?" Does it imply something about the amount of money I have? My idea of style/fashion? Or that I am part of a clique? And does it demand of me a certain level of "respect"? Should I be expected to dress well when seen with my Porsche/Apple PB...?
:lol: (He, He. I even laughed when I read that. He, He) ...
Is there an image I'm living up to? And if I don't check all the boxes, am I unworthy?
(Sh*t, I'm Carrie Bradshaw :embarrass :D )
No, Really. I'm trying to be serious. The above randomness applies more to one's personal relationship with material possessions and less with Apple in particular, but the question is still valid. And of course there's marketing, peer-pressure, identity and esteem issues to think about...
...If you can be bothered. :D
Penny for your thoughts…
[editted so ast3r3x can read it]