Fanboy Theory ⇥

Marco Arment:

I used to attempt to defend myself against accusations of being a fanboy, but I just don’t care anymore. It’s impossible to express a useful opinion to any significantly sized audience without inadvertently angering someone enough to hurl irrational insults at you.

Absolutely true. I’ll go a step further and refer to Back to Work episode 46 wherein Merlin Man points out how stupid arguing on the internet really is. I’m guilty of this as anyone, and I will continue to espouse my own views often in the form of a point-counterpoint rebuttal to another post. But actively arguing in comments, on Reddit or via Twitter often goes nowhere because it’s usually a difference of opinion, not fact.