Laptops with Stickers

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.

Well, nobody cares about you're views about stickers and tattoos, but you still commented. Compared to you though, nobody here called you a retard; maybe that says something about how people are here or how you tend to use inflammatory language when it's not needed.

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.

Of course, that's another thing. The site is full of "down with the system" types which are, for some reason, oblivious to the irony of their values being aligned with the corporate values of businesses that have a valuation of trillions.

I care! I dunno if I agree with him about all tattoos (surely some are tasteful even if it's a minority), but stickers are definitely all tasteless and kitschy.

Need them to tell apart my work laptop from my home laptop as they look identical

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.

I think It’s funny to see the political ones, because these stickers are often as incoherent as memorabilia you‘d expect to find in a teenagers room.

And even if they look colorful, they’re as diverse as the distinction between Trotzky and Stalin.

There are the endless hints at porn addiction, wrapped as ideology.

The Anti-Capitalism coming from an 3,000$++ MacBook Pro is also rich, especially if that evil capitalist gave it to him for free, plus an absurd monthly stipend.

There‘s the outspoken expression of peace, love and moral superiority - right next to „fck“ other people, „smash“ individuals with opposing views or downright „kill“ them.

And of course the old chestnut of caring about digital freedom, privacy but then low and behold people have a different opinion, to just „hack“ them anyways.

It’s hard to tell which of these invokes more Schadenfreue, if not its meta that the owners likely think of these stickers as giving away secret hints to the curious about their world views, while in practice you already know it when entering the room.

> keeping women chained to their desks and away from children

> glorification of every other sexual special interest except the productive one

Yikes, someone should check your harddrives

Damn, you must be so incredibly miserable. I hope you find some happiness in your life at some point.

Those are your arguments, a stupid fucking comic and calling someone a paedophile.

Once either of you present an argument worthy of respect within a civil and democratic society, I will respond in kind. Until then, statements like "the glorification of every other sexual special interest except the productive one" will continue to get the responses they deserve.

"Besides nobody gives a shit about your stupid political opinions or the software stack you use."

But sure, tell everyone about your feelings on tattoos and stickers

Hi! I find your opinion tasteless and kitschy.

> There are the endless hints at porn addiction, wrapped as ideology.

... Eh? You presumably have _extremely_ weird tastes in porn. Like, this sounds more like projection on your part than a real thing, tbh.

Personally I keep one Linux sticker on my laptop, less about expression and more a conversation starter. It's something that 99% of people won't notice but for the 1% that notices it's a nice conversation starter when everyone is bored (ie waiting at the airport)

When I next have a working laptop (I currently use a desktop and a phone), I'll probably stick on a Linux sticker and something from Discworld (probably the "Anthill Inside" sticker, made for that purpose).

I had equipped the family with identical corporate-refurb laptops - when you have any of 4 laptops in a family room, it was a way of not getting my laptop taken by my kids to school one day...

Back in the office days, it was also a way to identify a corporate laptop among a sea of identical models.

Also, like I don't wear branded clothing, I like to cover the device brand.

When I next have a working laptop (I currently use a desktop and a phone), I'll probably stick on a Linux sticker and something from Discworld (probably the "Anthill Inside" sticker, intended for that purpose).

What do you think I have on my hard drives? I'm genuinely confused by that comment.

> gave it to him for free,

It's neither a gift nor free.

I've always tried to apply "The Internet gives a fuck about what you don't like" when it comes to commenting, but it's also helpful to remember it's not just the Internet.

Of course only a pedophile would even think of having intercourse with a woman who has not yet entered menopause.

I should probably also get the lethal injection for being a product of such a sick and depraved congress, because apparently a child is guilty of the crimes of the father.

Back when I worked at Apple no one had stickers on their laptops (gasp, who would dare!). But everyone had identical MacBook Pros, and when we had meetings, they would go in the center of the table and then everyone would have trouble telling them apart. So I got a couple of gold star stickers like you give to children for my laptop.

sometimes i forget that other critics of capital can also have regressive troglodyte opinions on gender roles and sexuality. thanks for the reminder!

What if furthering the human species through the use of stable two-parent households happens to be my kink? You wouldn't kink shame, would you?

It will always be funny to me how little it takes for the mask of limitless tolerance to slip and reveal what you people think of those of us who dare even dream of deviating from the prevailing social norms.

This would do rounds on TruthSocial or X, The Everything App. Might I suggest moving this conversation over there?

I don't get what's miserable or unhappy about criticizing the political incoherence of some people. You may disagree with them, but why the personal attacks?

I got a System76 laptop instead.