Thread: Many indie coffee cafes now restrict, or ban outright, the use of e-reading devices
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Old 02-14-2011, 09:53 PM   #179
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I find them to the be the same species of human that breathes air. That is, there is no one defining characteristic...they come from all different backgrounds.

You are right. They are human beings and may come from all different backgrounds. But there are percentages and proportions. It is not "derogatory labeling", but to discuss a social phenomenon in a critical way, to see how our consumption is not (only) shaped by our "rational" decision but also many social and cultural factors. No one tried to single out a group and dehumanize them. Indeed, Apple users are a fluid group. No one is always in their 20s and 30s, not everyone can always afford a pricey device. People's values and world view also change.

Fortunately many people are not passive buyers. They hack, they pirate, they use their Ipad as a brick when they are in danger. So there is hope we are not slaves.
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