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What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option? (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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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.

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[+] -10 points 9 months ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago* (2 children)
    • There are entire communities ready to prove you wrong on the piracy issue, also you can just windows games through WINE/Proton or a virtual enviornment
    • Nothing to hide has been and will always be a farce of an argument. Be proactive so you don't feel trapped in surveillance.
    • Congrats, on a firefox-derived browser with Ublock origin (or a Chromium-derived browser like Helium with Ublock origin), you'll see even less ads!
    • shame
    • wow, how dismissive
    • That's why there's so many distros to choose from, with some explicitly immutable to prevent said risks (at the cost of reducing the amount of customization possible, similar to Windows restrictions)
    • double shame
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  • [+] -7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] [S] 7 points 9 months ago*

    Can you honestly say that you didn't come to this thread looking for this fight?

    I dual boot Kubuntu and Windows Enterprise LTSC for the best of both worlds, at the price of a little bit of redundant storage. There's pros and cons to both. I think being able to recognize that is all the other user was initially saying, rather than pretending like they're not there.

    It's also why I feel like the answer isn't in the spirit of the question: each of the major OSes hit a different type of user, and you just admitted that the snobs and elitists mostly exist on the Linux side (and Mac), which is true.

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