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From: Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject: Re: An explanation of why Apple trolls are afraid of the truth about
 Apple
Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 11:57:35 -0400
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On 3/22/2025 1:18 AM, Alan wrote:
> On 2025-03-21 14:14, Tom Elam wrote:
>> On 2/26/2025 12:39 PM, Marion wrote:
>>> On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:24:49 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman wrote :
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I had to look up what "51" meant, where perhaps it's a
>>>>> reference to...
>>>>
>>>> Alan has an insulting name he uses for me so I have adopted one
>>>> for him as well. 51 refers to the 51st state.
>>>
>>> Oh, thanks. Apparently 51 is also slang for people who are
>>> mentally ill (although it's more often called "5051" in the normal
>>> police code jargon).
>>>
>>> As you are aware, I've studied all of these strange Apple trolls,
>>> because they can't think on their own; they're 100% wired to be
>>> herd animals.
>>>
>>> To these Apple trolls who can't think on their own, there is
>>> safety in number, which is why you'll see them desperate for
>>> affirmation stats.
>>>
>>> Haven't you noticed how desperate the Apple trolls are for
>>> affirmation that their chosen herd, the Apple ecosystem, comprises
>>> only Apple herd animals?
>>>
>>> I don't fit into their herd-animal mentality because I think for
>>> myself. So they hate me. It's not so much they directly hate me.
>>> They directly "fear" me. Because I can think outside of the herd.
>>> And that's what they hate.
>>>
>>> Anyone who can think outside of their herd mentality, is someone
>>> to be feared because that person will tell them what they won't
>>> like about Apple.
>>>
>>> So you're "dangerous" to them because you threaten their herd
>>> mentality.
>>>
>>> They seem to dislike you because you too can think for yourself 
>>> outside of their Apple herd mentality - so people like Alan Baker
>>> are afraid of you.
>>>
>>> The reason they're herd animals is there is "protection" in the
>>> herd. Instead of making their own choices, they follow the herd
>>> instead.
>>>
>>> They assume if everyone else is doing it, then it must be the
>>> right thing. This herd-animal mentality is critical for
>>> understanding Alan Baker's mind.
>>>
>>> Knowing Alan Baker is who he is "because" he's a herd animal is 
>>> exactly why he can't scratch the surface on *any* topic - because
>>> the herd does his thinking for him. He doesn't bother to think any
>>> deeper than the surface.
>>>
>>> An example is Alan Baker claims to own a BMW and yet he doesn't
>>> know the first thing about bimmers because his decision was based
>>> not on thinking about bimmers, but in following what he perceived
>>> the herd to be doing.
>>>
>>> Given Alan Baker's entire mentality is that of a herd animal, it's
>>> not surprising Alan Baker doesn't know anything about the betrayal
>>> of Norway.
>>>
>>> All Alan Baker knows about Norwegian history is this one betrayal. 
>>> Anyone who thinks for themselves, is, to Alan Baker, betraying the
>>> herd.
>>>
>>> Since you think logically on your own, without mindlessly
>>> following the Apple herd animals, Alan Baker feels you've
>>> "betrayed" the newsgroup.
>>>
>>> Essentially, your ability to think on your own is a 'betrayal' in
>>> his mind. That's how these mindless herd animals actually think.
>>>
>>> Every time Alan Baker tells you that you've "betrayed the herd",
>>> he's informing all of us that he can't think outside the Apple
>>> herd animal mind.
>>>
>>> It's why he is who he is. He's a herd animal - so by thinking -
>>> you've 'betrayed' his chosen herd.
>>
>> That is some kind of twisted logic! Alan does own a BMW. His family
>> sold it to him at what he admitted was a sweetheart deal price. It's
>> 13 years old now and a 1 series. Before that he had a clapped out
>> red Miata. It used to be in his Facebook image.
> 
> It was a good deal, no doubt...
> 
> ...but it was also all that my brother was being offered for it in trade.
> 
> As for "clapped out", that Miata was modded and rebuilt with a new 
> engine and A/C.
> 
> But then you've never even tried to be honest about anything about me, 
> have you?

A 25 year old Miata that you fixed up. I'm sure the suspension, 
interior, body panels, electricals were all like new.