“In exactly the same sense, I resent it when the second group criticizes the first group or mocks an entire group of cars based on their corporate ancestry. Having a strong personal preference does not justify mocking those who have a different preference.”
Sorry if I’ve offended anyone, I really don’t want to mock any people but I don’t feel too bad about mocking cars. I understand that some folks view cars as commodities, not toys. My daughters have no interest in cars and are likely to buy whatever is cheap and hassle-free to get around; that’s fine and I’ll try not to make fun of them, but I will probably make fun of their cars (I keep trying to talk my 17 year old into a 60s VW bug convertible, but she’s not very interested).
I think of kitchen appliances as commodities and am happy as long as they are “good enough,” but I do know some serious cooks who wouldn’t be caught dead using my “generic” electric stove from home depot. I understand the point, if I ever won the lottery (unlikely because I understand enough math not to ever buy tickets) I still wouldn’t buy a $10K stove, but I might go shopping for a nice 550 Spyder.
