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Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025

From badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com>
Newsgroups misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025
Date 2025-08-03 11:13 +0000
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Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Aug 2025 18:07:26 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman wrote :
> 
> 
>>> Jolly Roger desires only groupthink that discourages dissent or
>>> skepticism.  If you question Apple's motives, you're not a member of
>>> Jolly Roger's herd.
>> 
>> In another group what you call a herd was named the "Hive".  Same
>> thing, just different.
> 
> Hi badgolferman,
> 
> I understand your terminology, and we've both been on Usenet for decades.
> But I think Apple enthusiasts often respond with a unique intensity or
> defensiveness when Apple is criticized, compared to other tech ecosystems.
> 
> What sets Apple aficionados apart isn't just brand loyalty alone, as it's
> the quasi-religious fervor with which they defend the company. There's a
> kind of tribal orthodoxy at play, where dissent isn't merely disagreed
> with, it's treated as heresy. 
> 
> Criticize Android or Microsoft, and you might spark a debate. 
> Criticize Apple and you risk excommunication from the cult of Cupertino.
> 
> This isn't just fan enthusiasm. It's a marketing-fueled identity fusion,
> where Apple isn't just a product, it's a worldview. 
> 
> For example, any reaction from Jolly Roger isn't proportional to the
> critique; it's visceral, often absolutist. You don't see that same
> reflexive denial or ideological gatekeeping in Android or Windows circles. 
> 
> On what I call the adult OS newsgroups, disagreement is tolerated.
> Here, it's policed by the very Apple trolls who defend Apple to the death.
> 

Sounds like a cult.

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misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-01 18:15 +0000
  Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-01 20:47 +0000
    Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-01 23:36 +0000
      Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-02 02:24 +0000
    Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-02 10:55 +0000
      Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-02 14:13 +0000
        Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-02 15:21 +0000
          Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-02 18:07 +0000
            Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-03 03:33 +0000
              Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-03 11:13 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-03 19:23 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-04 11:06 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-04 17:04 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-04 13:15 -0400
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-04 17:38 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-04 20:21 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-04 20:36 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-04 21:10 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-04 22:12 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-04 22:37 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-04 22:36 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-05 07:21 +0000
      Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-02 15:21 +0000
        Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-03 17:22 +0000
          Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-03 19:30 +0000
            Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-04 07:21 +0000
              Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-04 20:20 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-05 06:49 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-05 20:20 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-06 07:23 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-06 18:00 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-06 19:08 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-06 19:46 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-06 20:34 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-06 20:52 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2025-08-07 10:55 -0700
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-07 18:53 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-07 20:02 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-07 20:20 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 07/2025 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-07 21:18 +0000

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