I try to welcome feedback, but it’s tiring to be lectured on how I’m wrong about Apple when I criticize their business. I’ve been developing Mac apps continuously for the last 30+ years, got an iPhone on day one, and I think about this constantly… But no, everyone else must know more than I do! 🤪

@manton The Internet has a special talent for telling you that you’re holding it wrong.

@SimonWoods So true. I’m sure I’ve been guilty of this too.

@manton personally, I like to read your take. I don’t always fully agree, but you make me see the other sides… (and no need for the Apple Vision Pro for this!🤪)

@manton not that it stops people, but I’m not sure how anything you’ve said can be “wrong”. I’m more bullish than you on the Vision Pro, but I’ve really appreciated your takes on it. It’s helped my thinking!

@manton holding strong, somewhat contrary positions on the internet definitely can be like that. I’m glad I’ve (mostly) taught myself not to need to reply each time I disagree with a take.

@manton I think it’s sad that lots of people seem to think it’s more important to yell at or ignore experts, as opposed to actually learning something. However, that seems to be just the way some people are and always will be…?

idk I’m trying to put my energy into focusing on the people who don’t do that, though it’s much easier for me since I don’t get the other people replying to me in the way you do. Maybe one day I’ll be lucky enough to experience it first hand! 😐

@jordon Thanks! I still need to actually use the Vision Pro (I have an appointment next week) but I think where I’m settling with it is that it’s absolutely amazing and maybe Apple shouldn’t have built it right now.

@jsonbecker Yep. Replies often start great discussions, but replying to everything we disagree with would be too much.

@manton The web is the biggest peanut gallery in the world, with a lot of “nerdsplaining.”

@manton I think you’ve been really clear on CoreInt. I also agree with you though too.

Imagine the addiction we have to our phones, now wrap that phone round your head to exclude the real world.

Scary. Especially for children.

@phils Totally. For now, I think the high price will sidestep the question of children and teens using it. But eventually it’s going to be an issue.

@manton haha of course! This is always the case – everyone is an expert now. LOL

@manton @aleck I was just talking about that t-shirt the other day… I miss mine.

@davedelong @aleck Love that shirt. I still have mine! It’s a little worn out now, I try to only wear it about once a year. 🙂

@davedelong @manton for a while I wanted to get one with “Yes, I make iPhone apps. No, I don’t work for Apple.”

@manton @aleck maybe we can convince @cabel to do another run… 

@davedelong @manton @aleck @cabel please do I would buy multiple

@davedelong @manton @aleck for some reason mastodon isn’t showing me what this is in reply to! What can we do another run of! 😆

@davedelong @manton @aleck for some reason mastodon isn’t showing me what this is in reply to! What can we do another run of! 😆

@cabel @davedelong @aleck Oh, as an aside I had linked to this old photo of me wearing the “hi, i make macintosh software” t-shirt while in the original iPhone line. 🙂 www.flickr.com/photos/di…

@manton @cabel @davedelong @aleck I have photos from my honeymoon hiking in Hawaii wearing that shirt. I’d love another. The old one is long gone.

@woolie @manton @cabel @davedelong @aleck Yes, I wish for Panic to make shirts as a hobby again.