Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Macs are sooo P.C.

So I was sitting at work today, in my "area" looking around and was overwhelmed (in a good way) all of the apple computers that surrounded me: working ones, broken ones, new ones, old ones. I realized then that Macs are soooo P.C. P.C. of course here meaning politically correct. I began to wonder how many people have apple computers because they love the operating system - how the unix based core handles memory allocation, how the iLife series of applications are seamlessly integrated, or how is handles and deals with files within the filesystem vs how many people love macs because of the really cool commercials, because it's cool, because they have an iPod.
I have decided that there are a few different catagories of mac users.
1.) Pre-OSX users
2.) OSX Switchers
3.) iPod Switchers
4.) Intel Switchers
5.) iPhone switchers

Which one do you fall in?

I then quickly repented (a change of mind) and began to think about the genius of currency amongst modern society. Think about it, our society needs maintenance: computer help, car help, librarians, insert your job here, but not very many people do their job because they LOVE it and want to do it everyday forever. However...if you give the workers incentive, they will have to work. That incentive is needing money in order to buy things, if you need money to buy things, then you need to somehow have money...Voila! pretty incredible huh? But then think...if we didn't have currency in our society and were either hunger gatherers, or barterers...would society still work or exist as we know it? These thoughts kept me busy most of the day!
This looks like it might answer or confirm some of the above thoughts.
Currency

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