I still say, that going shopping with preconceived notions and
requirements is fundamentally unrealistic. The real world does not
organize itself according to our wishes. If she's even thinking of
buying a Mac [which from context it's clear that she's NOT] she
needs to look at Macs overall--quality, price, everything. If price
is the only criterion, well, that's her choice; but if she wants a
Mac at an unrealistically low price--well, that's just wishful thinking.
Cubic zirconia isn't fake anything; it's real cubic zirconia, and a
lot of fun. And an HP isn't a fake computer, but then a Tata Nano
isn't a fake car, either. It's just not the same as a Toyota or a
Honda, for which one can expect to pay a bit more.
--Constance Warner
On Mar 30, 2009, at 7:32 AM, Chris Dunford wrote:
Well, if she started out her quest [for a laptop] with a set of
inflexible requirements that the real world might not be able to
meet--including parts of the real world like computer stores--she's
limited her options and determined the outcome of her shopping trip
before she's even started.
It's like saying, "I want a flawless one-carat stone, but I require
that the ring should cost no more than $100." Guess what? You're
getting cubic zirconia!
Constance, wanting a laptop for under $1,000 is neither
unreasonable nor
impossible. The parts of the real world that are unable to meet her
requirements are not "computer stores" but "Apple stores".
As to cubic zirconia, the analogy doesn't hold because, your personal
opinion of it notwithstanding, her HP is not a fake computer.
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