• Re: This is (one reason) why I assess that Apple trolls lack formal education

    From Marion@mariond@facts.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Fri Oct 31 12:55:53 2025
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    Some people are claiming they were the xth person in line to buy an iPhone.

    I've rarely met any person who actually knew what their phone was,
    technically, but what I find extremely telling is the iPhone buyers exclaim
    in glee that they're number 500 in a line of people lining up to buy it.

    Do you see why that's extremely interesting?
    a. They know nothing about the device
    b. SO they're using herd affirmation instead of intelligence

    Essentially, when someone claims that they're number 500 in a line buying
    an Apple device, they're telling us their decisions are of a herd-animal.

    Notice Android owners also are technically incompetent, like iPhone owners. But... And this is big....

    You never see them using herd-animal mentality to affirm their choice.
    Just iPhone owners do that.

    It's one reason I say most iPhone owners are ignorant uneducated sheep.

    Because anyone claiming they made the best choice because everyone else
    made that same choice, is not thinking like intelligent people think.

    They're influenced 100% by (admittedly brilliant) marketing propaganda.
    Just like most people in Russia are.

    They lost the ability to think for themselves (or, they never had it).
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  • From Alan@nuh-uh@nope.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Fri Oct 31 12:40:02 2025
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    On 2025-10-31 11:55, Marion wrote:
    Some people are claiming they were the xth person in line to buy an iPhone.

    Some... ...maybe a decade ago.


    I've rarely met any person who actually knew what their phone was,

    You're lying.

    technically, but what I find extremely telling is the iPhone buyers exclaim in glee that they're number 500 in a line of people lining up to buy it.

    Give an example of that happening recently.


    Do you see why that's extremely interesting?
    a. They know nothing about the device

    False.

    b. SO they're using herd affirmation instead of intelligence

    False.
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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.advocacy,misc.phone.mobile.iphone on Fri Oct 31 19:52:09 2025
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    On Oct 31, 2025 at 11:55:53 AM MST, "Marion" wrote <10e30nq$2s4e$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>:

    Some people are claiming they were the xth person in line to buy an iPhone.

    I've rarely met any person who actually knew what their phone was, technically, but what I find extremely telling is the iPhone buyers exclaim in glee that they're number 500 in a line of people lining up to buy it.

    Do you see why that's extremely interesting?
    a. They know nothing about the device
    b. SO they're using herd affirmation instead of intelligence

    Essentially, when someone claims that they're number 500 in a line buying
    an Apple device, they're telling us their decisions are of a herd-animal.

    Notice Android owners also are technically incompetent, like iPhone owners. But... And this is big....

    You never see them using herd-animal mentality to affirm their choice.
    Just iPhone owners do that.

    It's one reason I say most iPhone owners are ignorant uneducated sheep.

    Because anyone claiming they made the best choice because everyone else
    made that same choice, is not thinking like intelligent people think.

    They're influenced 100% by (admittedly brilliant) marketing propaganda.
    Just like most people in Russia are.

    They lost the ability to think for themselves (or, they never had it).

    Yeah, that’s not really the deep insight you think it is. People line up for all sorts of stuff — concert tickets, new consoles, sneakers, Black Friday sales — and nobody calls them “herd animals” for it. Sometimes it’s about the
    excitement, the social thing, or just wanting to get the product early.

    And the idea that iPhone buyers “don’t know what they’re buying” doesn’t hold
    up. Surveys from places like CIRP and Statista put Apple’s customer satisfaction and retention around 90%. You don’t get that from people blindly following ads.

    Also, let’s be real — Android fans line up too. Check out Pixel or Galaxy launch events; same buzz, same excitement. Acting like it’s only iPhone owners
    doing this is just bias, not analysis.

    So yeah, it’s not “herd mentality.” It’s people being people. Calling millions
    of users “ignorant sheep” because they enjoy a product you don’t? That’s not
    critical thinking — that’s just tech snobbery.
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  • From Tyrone@none@none.none to comp.sys.mac.advocacy,misc.phone.mobile.iphone on Fri Oct 31 21:30:48 2025
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    On Oct 31, 2025 at 2:55:53 PM EDT, "Marion" <mariond@facts.com> wrote:

    Do you see why that's extremely interesting?
    a. They know nothing about the device
    b. SO they're using herd affirmation instead of intelligence

    Huh? The herd is buying Android phones. Those who want/can afford better buy Apple.

    The only thing vaguely interesting is that you are wrong. Again.
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  • From Tyrone@none@none.none to comp.sys.mac.advocacy,misc.phone.mobile.iphone on Fri Oct 31 21:32:14 2025
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    On Oct 31, 2025 at 3:52:09 PM EDT, "Brock McNuggets" <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Oct 31, 2025 at 11:55:53 AM MST, "Marion" wrote <10e30nq$2s4e$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>:

    Some people are claiming they were the xth person in line to buy an iPhone. >>
    I've rarely met any person who actually knew what their phone was,
    technically, but what I find extremely telling is the iPhone buyers exclaim >> in glee that they're number 500 in a line of people lining up to buy it.

    Do you see why that's extremely interesting?
    a. They know nothing about the device
    b. SO they're using herd affirmation instead of intelligence

    Essentially, when someone claims that they're number 500 in a line buying
    an Apple device, they're telling us their decisions are of a herd-animal.

    Notice Android owners also are technically incompetent, like iPhone owners. >> But... And this is big....

    You never see them using herd-animal mentality to affirm their choice.
    Just iPhone owners do that.

    It's one reason I say most iPhone owners are ignorant uneducated sheep.

    Because anyone claiming they made the best choice because everyone else
    made that same choice, is not thinking like intelligent people think.

    They're influenced 100% by (admittedly brilliant) marketing propaganda.
    Just like most people in Russia are.

    They lost the ability to think for themselves (or, they never had it).

    Yeah, that’s not really the deep insight you think it is. People line up for
    all sorts of stuff — concert tickets, new consoles, sneakers, Black Friday sales — and nobody calls them “herd animals” for it. Sometimes it’s about the
    excitement, the social thing, or just wanting to get the product early.

    And the idea that iPhone buyers “don’t know what they’re buying” doesn’t hold
    up. Surveys from places like CIRP and Statista put Apple’s customer satisfaction and retention around 90%. You don’t get that from people blindly
    following ads.

    Also, let’s be real — Android fans line up too. Check out Pixel or Galaxy launch events; same buzz, same excitement. Acting like it’s only iPhone owners
    doing this is just bias, not analysis.

    So yeah, it’s not “herd mentality.” It’s people being people. Calling millions
    of users “ignorant sheep” because they enjoy a product you don’t? That’s not
    critical thinking — that’s just tech snobbery.

    Its just trolling. Arlen being Arlen.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sat Nov 1 10:41:39 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On 2025-10-31 21:30:48 +0000, Tyrone said:
    On Oct 31, 2025 at 2:55:53 PM EDT, "Marion" <mariond@facts.com> wrote:

    Do you see why that's extremely interesting?
    a. They know nothing about the device
    b. SO they're using herd affirmation instead of intelligence

    Huh? The herd is buying Android phones. Those who want/can afford better buy Apple.

    The only thing vaguely interesting is that you are wrong. Again.

    That's not "interesting" ... is *normal*. The moronic "Marion" /
    "Arlen" troll is *ALWAYS* wrong.

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  • From Tyrone@none@none.none to comp.sys.mac.advocacy,misc.phone.mobile.iphone on Fri Oct 31 21:58:13 2025
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    On Oct 31, 2025 at 5:41:39 PM EDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    On 2025-10-31 21:30:48 +0000, Tyrone said:
    On Oct 31, 2025 at 2:55:53 PM EDT, "Marion" <mariond@facts.com> wrote:

    Do you see why that's extremely interesting?
    a. They know nothing about the device
    b. SO they're using herd affirmation instead of intelligence

    Huh? The herd is buying Android phones. Those who want/can afford better buy >> Apple.

    The only thing vaguely interesting is that you are wrong. Again.

    That's not "interesting" ... is *normal*. The moronic "Marion" /
    "Arlen" troll is *ALWAYS* wrong.

    That's why I said vaguely interesting. :-)
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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.advocacy,misc.phone.mobile.iphone on Sat Nov 1 03:28:34 2025
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    On Oct 31, 2025 at 2:32:14 PM MST, "Tyrone" wrote <HvGcnRBHZY1Dt5j0nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@supernews.com>:

    On Oct 31, 2025 at 3:52:09 PM EDT, "Brock McNuggets" <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Oct 31, 2025 at 11:55:53 AM MST, "Marion" wrote
    <10e30nq$2s4e$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>:

    Some people are claiming they were the xth person in line to buy an iPhone. >>>
    I've rarely met any person who actually knew what their phone was,
    technically, but what I find extremely telling is the iPhone buyers exclaim >>> in glee that they're number 500 in a line of people lining up to buy it. >>>
    Do you see why that's extremely interesting?
    a. They know nothing about the device
    b. SO they're using herd affirmation instead of intelligence

    Essentially, when someone claims that they're number 500 in a line buying >>> an Apple device, they're telling us their decisions are of a herd-animal. >>>
    Notice Android owners also are technically incompetent, like iPhone owners. >>> But... And this is big....

    You never see them using herd-animal mentality to affirm their choice.
    Just iPhone owners do that.

    It's one reason I say most iPhone owners are ignorant uneducated sheep.

    Because anyone claiming they made the best choice because everyone else
    made that same choice, is not thinking like intelligent people think.

    They're influenced 100% by (admittedly brilliant) marketing propaganda.
    Just like most people in Russia are.

    They lost the ability to think for themselves (or, they never had it).

    Yeah, that’s not really the deep insight you think it is. People line up for
    all sorts of stuff — concert tickets, new consoles, sneakers, Black Friday >> sales — and nobody calls them “herd animals” for it. Sometimes it’s about the
    excitement, the social thing, or just wanting to get the product early.

    And the idea that iPhone buyers “don’t know what they’re buying” doesn’t hold
    up. Surveys from places like CIRP and Statista put Apple’s customer
    satisfaction and retention around 90%. You don’t get that from people blindly
    following ads.

    Also, let’s be real — Android fans line up too. Check out Pixel or Galaxy
    launch events; same buzz, same excitement. Acting like it’s only iPhone owners
    doing this is just bias, not analysis.

    So yeah, it’s not “herd mentality.” It’s people being people. Calling millions
    of users “ignorant sheep” because they enjoy a product you don’t? That’s not
    critical thinking — that’s just tech snobbery.

    Its just trolling. Arlen being Arlen.

    Yes, I know... but I like using evidence to squash trolls. They, of course, only troll more in response.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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