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Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by SparkBomb »

ahartmetz wrote: post #473
SparkBomb wrote: post #448

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem is that a lot of that has been ruined by corporate cringe and "weird funny stuff" is no longer weird and funny, especially when you have a bunch of influencers trying to either monetise it, sanitise it and/or attach their personal brand to it. e.g. One of the biggest people that does Debian content, does a bunch of absolute cringe behaviour associated with them where I almost want to die of second hand em…

From my POV (old?, never on social mass media), you live in a strange world if some influencer has any... influence on your opinion of Debian. I see little to no monetization of "the good stuff".

They don't have any influence about what I think of Debian. What happens though is people outside will associate their (unbearably cringe in this case) behaviour with you, whether you like it or not.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by emil-lp »

SparkBomb wrote: post #446

I used to put stickers on my desktop PC and laptop when I was in my early 20s. Then I realised my laptop was kinda free advertising for whatever companies product I had stuck on the back. Now it seems have come very "corporate cringe", similar to the 16 pieces of flair at Chotchkie's. It also looks a bit childish IMO.

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Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by vvillena »

mr_mitm wrote: post #412
wiether wrote: post #398

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But you can also use them as a reminder of how you felt/who you were when you got them. Even someone who get a very trendy tattoo should keep it: "look how I used to follow every trend and how I evolved because I would never do something like that now". Biologically and philosophically, tattoos are scars.

Getting scars on purpose is a quite questionable decision.

Avoid making memories. Keep your brain pristine.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by rsynnott »

heavensteeth wrote: post #423
marcosscriven wrote: post #378

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m struggling to understand how you’ve put pride flags and death threats in the same category of “extremely divisive”. I see others have asked the same question, but you don’t seem to have the courage to respond. What’s divisive about a pride flag?

I struggle to believe you don't understand what they mean. There is many a homophobe in the world. GP isn't saying homophobia is good, simply that espousing a pro-LGBT viewpoint may upset people. Maybe they deserve to be upset, but that doesn't change that it may become your problem.

> simply that espousing a pro-LGBT viewpoint may upset people.

Y'know, I'm pretty much fine with upsetting bigots. I'd assume that people inclined to be upset by a scary pride flag are also upset by my _existence_, so, y'know, I don't see a strong reason to moderate my stickers to protect the delicate feelings of idiots. If they're a homophobe they'll have a problem with me _anyway_.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by rsynnott »

ninetyninenine wrote: post #37

Like covering a Lamborghini with cheap bumper stickers.

I mean, if a Lamborghini was designed to be as boring-looking as possible. Modern laptops are, generally, a metal or plastic rectangle, sometimes slightly curved. They are the most generic-looking objects imaginable; it's not surprising that they attract a certain amount of this.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by Propelloni »

Tabular-Iceberg wrote: post #447
naIak wrote: post #428

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To me stickers on laptops are as tasteless and kitschy as tattoos. I would never get a tattoo for the same reason I would never put a sticker on my laptop. Besides nobody gives a shit about your stupid political opinions or the software stack you use.

They won't give a shit about your political opinions as long as it's one of those in the linked gallery of corporate-friendly pre-approved ones. Anything right of center and suddenly people start caring very much.

Left of center types have worked for decades on being ignored while right of center types are going through something of a resurgance right now after being rightfully relegated to the thrash heap of history and tend to feel persecuted if someone disagrees with them. For those right of center types freedom of speech seems to cut only in one way and it, unsurprisingly, evokes more disagreement. It must suck to be right of center.
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