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#QuestionOfTheDay what's the most tedious fandom/hobby argument you've ever been apart of? (no judgment)

And what's the most interesting fandom/hobby argument you've ever been part of?

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Nazo Mar 5

@ami_angelwings For me probably the most tedious would be Apple. They've spent an enormous focus since almost the beginning on marketing and it has worked.

People will fight and die for them. They release a thing that is just the same basic function something else already does, apply limits to it, charge 3x as much for it, and then slap on a flashy exterior and people sleep in tents for a week in freezing temperatures to be the first in line to buy it.

People wax on constant nostalgia for various things that just weren't as good. They put Apple on a pedestal so high you can barely see it anymore and fight tooth and nail against anyone suggesting maybe the corporate garden isn't all beds of roses.

I suggest alternatives and get ripped into.

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Nazo

@ami_angelwings As a side note, this applies to a lot of fanboyism in a lot of things and tech is definitely high up the ladder in that regard. For example, nVidia fanboys insisting AMD is the worst thing ever made when, ultimately in a game, they're almost the exact same thing, just one sometimes is faster than the other in a particular generation. (nVidia pulled ahead for now, but at the cost of ridiculous price tags, high power usage, and just generally being unfriendly towards consumers, so... I really don't get the fanboyism. But then AMD has had their negative moments too... No one is perfect. That's the nature of tech! No one belongs on a pedestal.)