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The morality of Apple watch buyers

dos Gris said:
His point has merit. No one needs to pitch a fit because their watch doesn't arrive on Friday. However, the common misspelling of the word "lose" is a world wide pandemic that could dispatch humankind from the planet.
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Get Real.
This is Macrumors which is largely about Apple products, with largely an Apple fanbase.
If there is no "pitching a fit", it wouldn't be Macrumors.
His "point" on morality is seriously misplaced in a tech forum with members anxiously awaiting a delivery of a new piece of tech.

The OP brought on his own misery but not using some judicious common sense.
 
echo44 said:
Seem overly sensitive?

Nobody paid for the Apple watch!! Apple does not charge for the item until they ship it.
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Not yet, but if they can't or aren't going to pay, then well... They won't be getting it anyways.

Also, you can try to call me sensitive, but you did start a thread complaining about people complaining while tooting your charity horn to try to look more superior.

It's great you help people and I definitely don't want to discourage such, but please don't use it as a pass to look better than others.
 
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echo44 said:
Reading this forum and seeing all the complaints is really
disturbing.
People up in arms at the possibility they may have to wait for their watch longer
than they would like.
Don't get me wrong I get excited with new product releases as much as the next Apple fan boy.
I however do not lose perspective! This is just another gadget.
Its sad when so many in this world don't know when they will get their next meal , or are suffering with illness and all some of you can think about is the tragedy of waiting for your watch. Some one posted what should we do while we wait for our watches. start by trying to contribute something to others.
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You have to understand that lots of these responses are just over exaggerated. It's all fun and games. (Really entertaining to be a part of)

Someone of us work really hard to be able to pay for these fun little gadgets.....well deserved in my opinion.
 
sinsin07 said:
Get Real.
This is Macrumors which is largely about Apple products, with largely an Apple fanbase.
If there is no "pitching a fit", it wouldn't be Macrumors.
His "point" on morality is seriously misplaced in a tech forum with members anxiously awaiting a delivery of a new piece of tech.

The OP brought on his own misery but not using some judicious common sense.
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No, the misery is soley due to his use of "loose". The rest is trivial.

Can't wait for the commencement of high dudgeon though, commencing on Friday evening around the time the last chance FedEx delivery fades into the twilight...

It's gonna be cheap entertainment.
 
karmamule said:
You have to see the context all this discussion takes place in: a forum devoted to talking about a specific gadget. All emotional statements should be seen in that context, so for example when people say something is "outrageous" or "horrible" it's not outrageous or horrible like say a concentration camp, but just within the realm of gadget purchases and usage.

We all get there are far worse things out there, and that we are a privileged group to even be able to have this discussion. I think (almost) everyone here understands the scope of speech when various descriptions/invectives/complaints are aired. It would be tedious to constantly qualify every statement with "I know it's just a gadget...."

Just because the perspective goes unstated doesn't mean it's not there.
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Well said!

We all need something we can fuss over and enjoy as a counterweight to all the bad stuff out in the "real world" :D
 
I, for one, look forward to having Siri on my Apple Watch tell me what is moral and what isn't.
 
Reading this thread and seeing all the complaints is really disturbing.

People up in arms at that people are complaining they may have to wait for their watch longer than they would like.

Don't get me wrong I like complaining as much as the next Apple fan boy.

I however do not lose perspective! This is just another complaint.

Its sad when so many in this world don't know when they will get their next meal, or are suffering with illness and all some of you can think about is the complaining of others.
 
echo44 said:
I would like to apologize to everyone for this post and my assumptions and accusations of a sense of entitlement or to rain on the parade, you can now go back to clicking your refresh page on your order status page.
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Would it be be churlish to discuss the morality of an insincere apology?

Probably. So let's not. ;)
 
echo44 said:
Reading this forum and seeing all the complaints is really
disturbing.
People up in arms at the possibility they may have to wait for their watch longer
than they would like.
Don't get me wrong I get excited with new product releases as much as the next Apple fan boy.
I however do not lose perspective! This is just another gadget.
Its sad when so many in this world don't know when they will get their next meal , or are suffering with illness and all some of you can think about is the tragedy of waiting for your watch. Some one posted what should we do while we wait for our watches. start by trying to contribute something to others.
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Acute Apple Obsession (AAO) it's side affects and resultant customer behavior has made Apple the giant they are... :)
 
echo44 said:
I however do not lose perspective! This is just another gadget.
Its sad when so many in this world don't know when they will get their next meal , or are suffering with illness and all some of you can think about is the tragedy of waiting for your watch.
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If anything, you have lost perspective, big time.

The "tragedy of waiting" is only in your own mind. Perhaps we work very hard, often to the betterment of mankind or our society, and occasionally want to go a little crazy over something we enjoy. To try to compare that to the problems of the world is simply insane and absurd. If you really mean what you say, why aren't you in the peace corps, trying to help all this people?

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echo44 said:
No I did not say "the excited about getting a watch" is the issue. The post is predicated on the assumption that a few people on this forum are both angry and devastated that they have to wait for their watch. Trying to point out that in the scheme of things the watch is trivial.
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You dug your hole and fell right into it. Now your sliding even further into your absurdity. You should stop while you are only this far behind. Any further behind, and ....
 
BillyTrimble said:
If anything, you have lost perspective, big time.

To try to compare that to the problems of the world is simply insane and absurd. If you really mean what you say, why aren't you in the peace corps ....
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I'd go to war to save the Peace Corps...
 
echo44 said:
It seems many are awfully defensive, hmm
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I thought the same when I told gays that their complaining about human rights seems childish. Apparently mocking people seems to get negative responses. Really strange.
 
Everyone finds life tough. And they find different ways to get through it.

Ever seen anyone watching a football game when their team is losing? Real men cry. Or seen a room full of people when their team scores a vital goal? A shared elation you don't even see at the birth of a child.

Do you drink, I wonder. To excess? Or eat. To excess? Do you smoke? Take drugs? Some people use these things as a way to get through.

This forum is a community of people with a shared interest; for some it's a shared passion. Most of us know we're lucky to have delivery dates of jewellery to worry about. We exaggerate our feelings. Partly because it's fun to do so.

This forum actually serves a number of public goods. First, it connects people. I've become friends with a guy from Canada. We chat every day now. (I'm British.) It turns out we have quite a lot in common, aside from a love of Apple products.

Second, it's actually good for businesses for their customers to put pressure on them. And businesses are themselves a social good. Apple employs thousands of people in the US and across the world. People's livelihoods rely on Apple continuing to be successful. If it makes mistakes, it's right that it hears about them. Good companies welcome criticism.

Like most people, I work hard. My job is a social good: I'm a teacher. I think I'm entitled to some downtime. One of the things I do is participate in these forums. It's social and it's fun. I'll worry about world peace another time.
 
derekmlr said:
I thought the same when I told gays that their complaining about human rights seems childish. Apparently mocking people seems to get negative responses. Really strange.
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It really not about mocking people, the purpose of the post was to point out the absurdity of being angry that we may have to wait a few extra days to get a new toy.
 
echo44 said:
It really not about mocking people, the purpose of the post was to point out the absurdity of being angry that we may have to wait a few extra days to get a new toy.
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I think you missed the mark; it only served to point out your lack of critical thinking skills and your inability to judge the significance of online discourse in the context in which it's stated.
 
cwosigns said:
I think you missed the mark; it only served to point out your lack of critical thinking skills and your inability to judge the significance of online discourse in the context in which it's stated.
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And you are narcissistic enough that you can judge a persons critical thinking skills based on a post on mac rumors? Your interpretation of the discourse must be the correct one. Its always amazing to me how people will attack others whenever their belief system becomes threatened by trying to discredit the source. Don't be so recalcitrant to becoming self aware.
 
echo44 said:
And you are narcissistic enough that you can judge a persons critical thinking skills based on a post on mac rumors?
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You made it so easy by stating that you can figure out the direction one's moral compass is pointing by reading their posts on Macrumors.

Your entire post was predicated on an assumption that you can't possibly know. So yes, I'd say your critical thinking skills may be deficient.
 
This is a forum for Mac enthusiasts. This is where you get people complaining about how long they have to wait and people who will send back a laptop 5 times until they get that perfect shift key on their keyboard. It's all a bit ridiculous if you really think about it but if you want to associate with people who stand on higher moral grounds, then MacRumors isn't where you will find it.
 
OP, while I see the point your trying to make, I'm not sure you want to debate this one, not on this site. It will just get messy, in the mind set of many, this is not just "a gadget", it's a new Apple product.

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BenTrovato said:
This is a forum for Mac enthusiasts. This is where you get people complaining about how long they have to wait and people who will send back a laptop 5 times until they get that perfect shift key on their keyboard. It's all a bit ridiculous if you really think about it but if you want to associate with people who stand on higher moral grounds, then MacRumors isn't where you will find it.
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A good way of putting it.

Btw, I'm putting in my vote that someone will return 7 watches before they get the perfect one. :)
 
JohnApples said:
You mean sort of how you judged all of our morality based on what we post on MacRumors?
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I didn't judge "all of our morality". I was only questioning the behavior of a few throwing a true temper tantrum, because they couldn't get immediate gratification for something they must have now.
 
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