July 28, 2007 - The Life of an Apple Fanboy |
 Having a passion for Apple products isn't easy. Okay, maybe the passion part is. However, dealing with that passion is a whole other story.
For a long time, I (and several others) considered me to be an Apple fanboy. Heck, I changed my entire personal blog into an Apple news site. Doesn't that scream fanboy? Now'a'days, I try to take a less enthusiastic approach towards Apple as a company, and as a lifestyle. (Surprisingly, there are people out there who consider Apple's brand to be a culture in itself.) For example, I've been rather criticizing of the iPhone for an "Apple fanboy". I haven't critiqued it or given a solid opinion of it on this blog, but I've discussed with many others about it. I won't go into the details here, but let's just say I'm not going to buy one...for now, at least. (Not that I could anyway, considering it's not available in Canada yet).
Now why is it that I've tried to saturate my passion? There's two primary reasons. One, being a fanboy isn't cool. It blinds you. You look at Apple's website, see that they made a minor change to their MacBook lineup, and you jump out of your chair and start screaming. You shout, "Apple updated their website!" Doesn't sound so cool, does it?
My other reason is what makes being a fanboy the worst thing on the internet. The harsh claims, the arguments, the criticism. And this isn't coming from you -- but the peers who surround you. Taking a look into this life reveals a saddening image. You can't even walk into a simple IRC channel consisting of people knowing you, without one saying "Hey, are you going to marry Steve Jobs?" When you like Apple, everything related to Apple seems to find its way into your ego. That can be either for the best, or for the worst.
Now you can probably see why being an Apple fanboy isn't so great. As a result, I've tried my best to remove myself from that image. Now it seems that every time I criticize something Apple makes, people are shocked. I was once asked "Who are you, and what have you done with Konstantino?" Seriously.
If you're an Apple fanboy, or starting to become one, stop yourself. Feel free to appreciate what Apple has to offer. Be a Mac user. Listen to your iPod. Or even flick the screen of your iPhone. But if there's one thing I don't want you to do, it's to live every day of your life thinking about any of those things.
My conclusion? Don't be a fanboy. |
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