Caltrops - Biohazard: Code Veronica





	[quote name="Senor Barborito MetaFilter Post"]My laptop says "Dell" but the reason I bought it because I searched eBay for a laptop with a >500MHz processor with at least a 14.1" TFT screen capable of 1024x768. It was the cheapest one ($285) that met those requirements. I have here on my desk a GYBE CD, which is apparently an indie band. I don't think much of their philosophy or the cult of personality one is supposed to buy into when purchasing said CD - I think it represents the most immature aspects to be found in the liberalism I generally support. I bought it because it sounds good. My clothes are from JC Penny's so that I could avoid looking at the terminally obese/ugly sub-human monstrosities that inhabit Walmart while I picked them out. My personal belief is that my own lifestyle - that of brand/counter-brand immunity - is possessed of something far more revolutionary than the Naomi Kleins of the world could ever hope to lay claim to. I do not care what my choice of computers, media, or clothing say about me because I hate my fellow humans far too much to bother considering their opinions. I just go with what gets me the most of what it is I want with my dollar and there are no other considerations. In this aspect of life, at least, I would honestly prefer a communist society in which there were no competing brands - just specifications. posted by Ryvar at 5:02 AM PST on December 12 [/quote]