I was eating some chocolate when I imagined a world where Hershey’s was widely accepted, even by elitists, as the best chocolate.

Is consumer elitism just a facade for pretentious contrarians? Or are there things where even most snobs agree with the masses?

Also, I mean that the product is intrinsically considered to be the best option. I’m not considering social products where the user network makes the experience.

Edit: I was not eating Hershey’s. Hershey’s being the best chocolate is a bizarro universe in this hypothetical.

  • unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth
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    15 days ago

    Yes, but I mean… Has it survived a fall from about a meter onto a concrete floor, a fall from an overhead luggage rack, as well as a number of other falls I don’t remember, all without a case - and a bicycle accident (that time in a laptop bag)?

    That’s what I mean. Just about any computer will last 15 years if handled carefully, but surviving a lot of active use and abuse, that’s another story.

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      15 days ago

      I could totally believe that ThinkPads are more rugged under actual abuse. I don’t think Apple tries to be, really.

      That being said, I have plenty of other younger laptops around that have been reduced to server usage do to falling apart. Apple’s early adoption of SSD also helps.