I'll take it in stride knowing that Windows and Android users' lives are hard enough as it is
Is it because the fact that the more you know - the harder the life is?
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Merriam-Webster Adds 'Sheeple' to Dictionary and Lists Apple Users as Example
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Is it because the fact that the more you know - the harder the life is?
1. You have totally failed to understand the definition, which is about people who are easily led to do something. On the other hand, people who kept the Note were NOT meekly giving up a device which uniquely met their needs, simply because they were asked to. They are the opposite of sheeple.
2. The example usage given was from someone's opinion about anyone buying a product widely thought to be ugly, simply because it came from their favorite source. If you buy products for other reasons, then you're not included in the example.
3. Dictionary examples of a word's real life usage do not automatically imply truth. There are plenty of words and phrases which are not necessarily true, but for which a dictionary definition and example would exist.
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Funny, yet I would say battery case purchase wouldn't be sheeple, maybe the unnecessary "upgrading" or having to have the next newest thing could constitute but either way, its a much better ecosystem to be in
I have one, as a I travel here and there, I have other sources of power as well but this is the least intrusive (helps the environment, etc) Its quick to charge, and doesn't drain fast at all and never had a battery problem with my phone...but its a great thing to have, and actually its not that bad holding the device.
I have one, as a I travel here and there, I have other sources of power as well but this is the least intrusive (helps the environment, etc
) Its quick to charge, and doesn't drain fast at all and never had a battery problem with my phone...but its a great thing to have, and actually its not that bad holding the device.
Ignorance is bliss and knowledge is a burden.Is it because the fact that the more you know - the harder the life is?
Yes, this is my favorite. Make up your criteria so you have a universe of people and then attach a label to it. Where I have seen that happening?
This is pretty offensive actually. There are people who are heavily influenced by all sorts of marketing. To single out people who have a preference for Apple products is ridiculous. I also don't understand why those who don't waste their time bashing Apple products and users. Apple has built a special ecosystem where every product compliments each other in a harmony that is not found anywhere else. From iCloud syncing, to continuity, airplay, etc. No other company has put such a package together. It's incredibly productive to be able to place and answer audio & video calls from my mac or iPad without needing to reach for my phone. Every feature is nearly always reliable and the products are a pleasure to use with minimum downtime, troubleshooting. I used Windows PCs for 20 years before switching to macs and I can't say the same about them. Defrags, OS reinstalls, crashes, multi hour long updates all the time and lots of bloat. I'm sure many of these problems are no more with SSDs and Win 10 but I am just no longer interested in bothering with it. No one should have to waste considerable time doing maintenance to keep any device running as well as it did the first day. Not in this day and age.
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Forget about them being the opposite of sheeple. They are crazy and reckless period! A friend of mine did not have issues with the Note 7 but he was certainly not going to take an unnecessary risk with his newborn and house.
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Forget about them being the opposite of sheeple. They are crazy and reckless period! A friend of mine did not have issues with the Note 7 but he was certainly not going to take an unnecessary risk with his newborn and house.
Had a nice chuckle with this, but no one tops the often LOL sarcasm of this board. Those random bits of snark kept me going when I was this close to walking away from Apple, and they make me laugh even harder now.
Two questions linger:
Do non-sheeple say Meeeeeeehhhhhhhh, instead of Baaaah Baaah?
And do sheeple dream of Electric Sheep?
I'll show myself out now.
Two questions linger:
Do non-sheeple say Meeeeeeehhhhhhhh, instead of Baaaah Baaah?
And do sheeple dream of Electric Sheep?
I'll show myself out now.
Can we even find a laptop currently in the market that does not have any garbage pre-installed?
If the media tells you something, and you ignore it and instead rely on your own judgment -- THAT IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF SHEEPISM!
I bought one
If talking about the case, this just shows how lazy apple has gotten, when they are the ones that have one of the most ugly accessories for the iPhone. Does it job though and was bought cause as usual Apple took a very long time to admit the 6S had a faulty battery, which mine was in the effected serial list
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Vernacular term enters dictionary? Unremarkable.
But to cite the purchase of a $99 battery case as opposed to, say, people who refuse to return an exploding phone?
There are certainly better examples out there to describe the word; and ironically enough, many of those examples are still in Apple's ecosystem. Just a cheap shot that didn't seem particularly well thought out.
They did not want to offend Apple users
The most obvious would have been saying that sheeple is lining up for a launch of a product. That is what most average people laugh about when it comes to apple users. Though if they did that there would be probably twice as many comments on this thread with people with their knickers in a twist
I would not return a Note 7 had I bought it, purely from a collectors and $$$$ point of view, nothing to do with loyalty. I own a Samsung Iron man and batman limited editions though use iPhones daily. Kicking myself for not getting an exploding note 7
The thing is, Apple users have a stigma about them that the average public user laughs at, and so does the media, the iPhone 8 will get media coverage for the wrong reason, thousands and thousands lining up over night, in rain.....etc for a phone....a phone....yup...your average user things we are sheep!! Correct audience .... no other company is more appropriate for his term. Note: have never lined up, never will, still don't get it, and as an Apple user it's kinda embarrassing....
At which point it's Android that's become the brand that people are rushing to buy. Therefor they are being sheeple running out to buy Android, not even considering iOS. Also you're assuming people that buy iOS haven't made a considered choice in the first place, which I (admittedly a single data point) definitely did. I've also often reconsidered Android but ultimately chosen to stay with iOS.
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Oh come on, not all Android phones are cheap and not all iPhones are expensive, the iPhone SE is £379 which is on a par with mid range Android phones, whilst the Galaxy S8 is £689 which is in iPhone 7 range. I'll admit there are a preponderance of cheap Android phones that Apple doesn't really try to compete with, however. this is nothing to do with me making stupid assumptions, it's the assumption that people that buy iPhones without any consideration of the wider market that this dictionary is trying to exploit in its definition. Superficially its insulting but on a deeper level it is demonstrably false. However if they are going to make assumptions about people just buying what's put infant of them, then basing the definition on those who buy Android phones would logically make more sense at that is by far the largest segment.
In reality neither makes any sense at all - people make decisions about the phone they buy for a multitude of reasons, price, design, ease of use, security, App Store diversity and many many more. None of us are really sheeple for choosing to buy the phone we do.
It's funny we're still debating this. There are tons of examples for this sheeplike behaviour. Misguided extreme Apple loyalty is only one. Just think about the Nikon vs cannon camera debates. Or moubtainbike brands. Or extreme fans of sports teams. Or loyalty to certain car brands ( BMW or Jeep etc).
MW Chose a funny example and it doesn't matter if it's exactly true or not. It's a joke that's all.
MW Chose a funny example and it doesn't matter if it's exactly true or not. It's a joke that's all.
Reading all the salty comments in this thread only confirms that sheeple is an accurate word to describe a lot of Apple consumers.
Can we even find a laptop currently in the market that does not have any garbage pre-installed?
You mean like the Apple Watch app on my iPhone?
Realistically, both platforms come with unwanted garbage. Windows is worse because it is similar to Android in that manufacturers fill your screen with bloated programs you don't need or want. Pre-bundled software is straightforward to remove on either platform, however.
Also, newer laptops come with the Windows key hardware installed on each system. No need for a product key when installing the same version of Windows. You can download and install a "fresh" version of Windows from the Microsoft website if you want to a vanilla system. It's what I do whenever someone in my family buys a new PC. I just did it for my dad's new $350 Windows 10 Desktop. Thing runs everything we throw at it without issue. No bloatware.
Every company has sheep. Every artist has sheep. Apple's haters are just the most vocal
They could've used a better example tho.
Although I don't fully understand Apple customers' fascination for the company or its overpriced and somewhat under-powered products, I don't think that I have ever used the term "sheeple" to describe their somewhat unhealthy fixation on flashy products. Maybe cultist or acolyte, or even sheep as a standalone term, but not sheeple.
I don't necessary believe that "every company has sheep" at the same level as Apple. I don't every recall any supporter of another company's product reflexively purchasing the next version of that product without doing any kind of research (shut up and take my money). I also don't recall any owner of a smartphone from any other company purposely buying a case with a cutout to display that company's logo (that's just tacky). Nor do I recall any other fan base that will blame itself and other users, instead of the company, for faulty products (iPhone 4 reception issues, Macbook battery overheating issues, 3rd party iPhone charger fire issues, etc.) or believe every excuse that a company throws at them (it was "brave" to remove a useful "older" technology right before we decided to charge you $150 to take advantage of "newer" technology). Every manufacturer makes an occasional mistake, but it seems that Apple's mistakes are purposely ignored by some fans, while mistakes by other manufacturers are blown way out of proportion by the same fans who ignored Apple's mistakes.
I'm a fan of technology. I could care less which company produces that technology, as long as it is useful and exciting to me. I just happen to use an Android phone at the moment and it happens to be from Samsung (Galaxy Note series). I also happen to own a powerful, light and slim Windows gaming laptop (with Linux installed, thank you very much!). I purchased these products based on my needs and love of the underlying technology, not any obsession with the companies that make them. My only concern was whether or not the companies would stand behind their products should something break prematurely. How many of you here (on MacRumors) can truly say that you take the same neutral view with your technology purchases?
Like any other technology addict, Apple products are always in my top 5 (for most categories) when conducting research. They usually lose out not because of a hatred for Apple, but because I totally disagree with the direction that Apple has taken with most of their products (placing form over function). However, when I and others voice our displeasure with Apple charging twice as much for pretty looking, yet mediocre products, we get bombarded by Apple's apologists telling us how "technologically advanced" Apple's products are (news flash: pretty isn't a technological advancement) and ridiculing our purchase (you must be poor or a Fandroid). Face it, some of you guys are worst than Beyonce or Brittany Spears' fans. Neither artist produces ground breaking quality music by any stretch of the imagination, like Aretha Franklin or Carly Simon. However, just like Apple products it's mostly about their (Beyonce and Brittany's) looks and not about any substance (that form over function thing again).
I may agree that sheeple is a somewhat harsh term to describe some of you guys, but I have to hand it to Merriam-Webster -- their example fits most of Apple's fan base to a tee.
Along with quoting any of the many right wing sources of 'information'.
I love when people say 'according to Wikipedia'...
[doublepost=1493663923][/doublepost]I wouldn't call them 'sheeple'. Sheeple, to me, are people that are so into the Kool-Aid, they can't see the forest for the trees. People that you would think should know what's going on, and not be blindly going with it.
Authoritarians are sheeple. My brother is sheeple. Many Obama supporters were sheeple, however politics isn't the only thing full of sheeple, but I wouldn't consider an 'Apple fan' sheeple. I would consider someone who tries to sell me on the idea that the new Surface is terrific and the next greatest thing since sliced bread, and Velcro.
Then there is the is the 'Wall of Sheep'...
I think we need to come up with more examples.
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Apple took outdated, old hardware called the iPhone 5s (or iPad Air 1), rebranded it, renamed it, sold as new and the Sheeple eagerly bought it.
You obviously didn't even know there are true differences between iPhone 5s and iPhone SE. Or maybe you are just that type of people who always intentionally lie, just for the sake of self-proving.
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At least they don't have to deal with overpriced and outdated hardware that's soldered and glued together.
Go check the newer models of Windows computer and Android phones, you will immediately see that you are totally wrong.
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Go check out the Buyer's Guide to know that I'm right. Mac mini has parts from 2014 and is glued/soldered together and still has the same price. Don't even get be going on the Mac Pro. No glue, but waaaaaaaay over priced. Graphics card from what 2012?! And now pros have to wait how long before Apple makes a new, hopefully improved, Mac Pro. Plenty of pros have left Apple in favor of PCs running Windows 10. They're tired of Apple playing the pipeline game nonsense.
Sadly some Windows laptops now have their RAM and storage soldered to the motherboard. Thanks, but no thanks. Really the best thing to do, if you can, if build your own system. At least with desktops.
And (stock) Android is a great platform. Nothing miserable out.
That is the perfect usage. In fact Apple's business has become built on it. Who else would have shelled out for the new Macbook Pro? Sheeple. That's who.
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This is one of the most rediculous things I've ever heard. One of the most disgusting things you've ever seen? I can only assume you have been locked in a room watching videos of kittens and flowers growing 24 hours a day since birth.
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This is one of the most rediculous things I've ever heard. One of the most disgusting things you've ever seen? I can only assume you have been locked in a room watching videos of kittens and flowers growing 24 hours a day since birth.
I don't see your point...are you claiming that the phone does not spontaneously combust? Because you're simply wrong. It has nothing to do with "the media." These people are risking not only their lives but the lives of those around them because SAMSUNG IS JUST SO AMAZING OMGOMGOMG!
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No, people who kept the Note are refusing to give it up because they can't part with their precious Samsung phone, even at the risk of life and limb. The general consensus is that this is stupid and mindless, which is perfectly within the definition of "sheeple."
From Merriam-Webster: "Sheeple: people who are docile, compliant, or easily influenced." As in, "Jim refused to give up his Note 7, even after it burned his neighbor's house down, 'because that S Pen is just too cool'."
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Ohhhh you may think so, my naïve friend, but clearly you overestimate the Samsung sheeple
"The phone" (i.e. the Note 7) most certainly does not spontaneously combust (thank you for writing "combust" and not "explode" as most of the media did/does), what the media reported was that a certain small percentage of the phones did combust. How much of this is true, and how much of it is simply media hype and/or people hoping for a fat lawsuit, both you and me have no way of knowing.
Yet, the thesis I put forth -- namely that people who ignore the media and multinational corporations (Samsung, in this case) are not sheep, still stands. These people represent the spirit of the Apple of old (when Apple was known as a computer maker) -- think different!
To be fair, people aren't really using "snowflake" the way it started anymore.
Now they just mean "fragile".
However, it was rather accurate when used to describe someone with a Tumblr profile that has two dozen made up terms/genders/identities.
"Snowflake" was used to describe the one-of-a-kind identity, as no two snowflakes are exactly alike. In this context, it made more sense.