Aren't we past the point when the name calling has become ridiculous? Is
Apple consumer supposed to be negative now?
I know this is
, but I don't see any way out of it. Any combination of words that a person that dislikes Apple will use to refer to people who buy Apple products is going to have a bad connotation.
From
this article:
Quote:
There is also something that has been aptly called the euphemism treadmill, in which each new euphemism soon becomes tainted by what it refers to, so that a new euphemism must be invented to take its place. "Garbage collection" becomes "sanitation work", which morphs into "environmental services". "Toilet" turns into "bathroom" (so you are washing in there), which turns into "restroom" (so you are taking a nap in there).
It seems as if we are running from the negative connotations of words, with no net progress. The association is soon re-established, so we have to keep running.
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