In The Know: Should The Nation's Unemployed Be Buying New Apple Computers?

Panelists discuss how owning a top-of-the-line MacBook or an iPad 2 is actually essential to finding a new job.

[@mipmipmipmipmip]

the apple logo doesn’t even light up anymore

[@lordofthecats6397]

Which is why the price changed by 200 dollars... ...in the other direction

[@LickMyMusketBallsYankee]

Hey! Those little lights in it were costing Apple an additional 30 cents in production costs! Practically bleeding them dry

[@-__-sacriliago9882]

mine does

[@MWorsa]

My 2011 MBP still glows and runs fine 👻

[@RpiesSPIES]

Probably because Apple is out of bright ideas. But hey, $1000 monitor stand.

[@qwertyzz7]

Did anyone else feel legitimately bad when laura-lee was told to leave?

[@DaniSlot]

Not today, everyone is not gate-keeping anything anymore. So when I see something like this, I just melt...

[@stephaniec.4905]

RYG are you kidding? She was the only anti-capitalist, reasonable person of the bunch. But of course she has no idea big corporations want yur money and they don't care if you're hungry and bankrupt. Of course!

[@glossyplane542]

@RYG how much did Apple Pay you to say that

[@ReddwarfIV]

@RYG She isn't ignorant. She makes valid points about financial responsibility throughout the clip. She is told to shut up and leave precisely because her arguments are valid. She isn't "anti-capitalist". I think capitalism is a better system than any of the alternatives, and I can still see that people with no money shouldn't go out and buy super expensive equipment that would be no more effective than any of the far cheaper alternatives Laura-Lee proposes. Under capitalism, consumers should have a choice of products, allowing them to buy the best one for them. What the rest of the panellists (except Duncan) are arguing is that consumers should buy the least appropriate product. Probably because they were bribed to do so. (In the skit, not IRL.)

[@ReddwarfIV]

@RYG She's a normal person offering normal person advice. The other panellists don't appear to know any more than her about how Apple products actually work, or whether they really are good for graphic design. But hey, you don't have to be a 5-star chef to tell that food tastes awful. You don't have to be an acclaimed director to tell when a movie is badly made. You may not be able to express what's wrong with it, but you can still make that judgement. Laura-Lee doesn't have to be a tech genius to know that the people around her are peddling nonsense to get people to buy things they do not need. Most people _don't_ need the latest and greatest, nor can they afford it. Often, new technology is expensive, to the point that only rich people can get it. Things like cars and airplanes and mobile phones used to be solely the purview of the rich. As the technology matured, it became _more_ affordable to the average person, not less. Part of advancing technologically is making expensive things cheaper. The market incentive to do that is that normal people can't buy your product if they cannot afford it. That is very much a part of capitalism.

[@Citizen_Se7en]

The woman on that panel is absolutely priceless.

[@MischieviousJirachi]

@ewd76 Bro...

[@meetroushan2727]

@Star Trek Theory she doesn't need you to make herself feel better pal

[@meetroushan2727]

@Star Trek Theory wasn't an opinion. And clearly, i wasn't talking to her

[@meetroushan2727]

@Star Trek Theory what. Lol i meant she's beautiful and probably already has someone who can pleasure her. Why do some people always find the need to say inappropriate stuff like, "i would totally fuck that bitch." on the internet when no one's asking. Does it make feel more masculine?

[@meetroushan2727]

@Star Trek Theory and btw i'm pretty sure my father's ashamed of me lol. Tbh that's probably the only mutual feeling we have towards each other lol.

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

This is the only Onion video I've seen where I can't tell if it's satire or not. I've had arguments that are exactly this...

[@Czeckie]

that's the point. this is not a conversation for tv

[@jabberw0k812]

It was satire for the first couple minutes, and then it got real.

[@clbf6006]

It’s always satire

[@internetman7172]

....and end exactly like that

[@jasonhagar1758]

No shit. I was homeless and a social worker told me I needed to get a cell phone. A therapist also was asking if I had any erectile dysfunction as a result of my antidepressants? How tha duck should I know? I was homeless. Last thing on my mind was having sex. Was I suppose to call a 900 hotline and start jacking off on a park bench?

[@connorlyons2790]

Someone makes a valid point and gets thrown out. Yup. That's politics

[@ericwitt4359]

You are so so right. I think a bit about Tulsi Gabbard and Ron Paul : both who were liked by people on all sides.

[@sunflash101]

CONNOR, SHUT UP. YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, OK?

[@pootisspencer5492]

oh yes, the valid point that poor people should just use the recipe computer in their garage.

[@mahammadoutunkara6430]

connor lyons didn’t get it until the end of the video 😂😂

[@antonym24]

*cough* Bernie Sanders *cough*

[@najeyrifai1134]

God, that Lauralee is so pretentious. She's got no idea what she's talking about. Next she'll be telling us that we need to house and retrain the homeless!

[@louiscypher4186]

I don't know we can't go back to the day's of simply not keeping records of how many americans are homeless and teaching our children to avoid downtown areas. the statistics on this are very clear, if we stop tracking how many people are homeless. the homelessness rate drops significantly.

[@FormerPessitheRobberfan]

@Ulo Hun their being sarcastic like don't you know?

[@FormerPessitheRobberfan]

@Ulo Hun I know that. I responded to what you said to that other person.

[@FormerPessitheRobberfan]

@Ulo Hun bro. You thought that comment made by that person was serious? How many airplanes do you hear over your head. Did the, "If we stop counting how many people are homeless the homelessness rate drops significantly," not give it away? Obviously not counting how many homeless people there are doesnt take away the fact that there are homeless people. The person responded to a sarcastic comment with a sarcastic comment. You're the only one here who took anyone seriously. Do people have to put s/ for your to be able to comprehend context and context. Not a jab but what is your IQ? Seriously.

[@MischieviousJirachi]

@@FormerPessitheRobberfan Bro you good? He wasnt talm bout luh bro makin a joke.

[@ian_b]

The first time an Onion video has made me sad.

[@jackwilson2519]

Poor Lauralee :(

[@SimonClarkstone]

Whoever knew that an onion could make you cry.

[@markofexcellence5209]

You know why? Because we’re all Lauralee.

[@ryansalle3847]

I felt so bad for her lol

[@Mimmels]

Did you forget the finale of Porkin' Around America with Jim Haggerty?

[@jinxed7915]

"Guys guys I'm sorry, I forgot to bring the cups today. I didn't know we'd be drinking the Apple kool-aid today!" Fucking perfect

[@seanhammer6296]

"I see some guy on a Dell and think what, is he workin on his manifesto?" LMAO

[@Vednier]

This one of funniest things here - why Apple is supposed to be good and "creative" and Dell is "bad and commie"?

[@AngeloXification]

@@Vednier He says that because it's the opposite of apple (the image of consumerism and capitalism) vs any other brand (automatically communist)

[@Vednier]

@@AngeloXification Yes, i know :) Its rhetoric question.

[@rickh3512]

I didn’t even have to search for this comment thank you 😂😂

[@zer-zd4gc]

@@shade221 Based and tedpilled

[@Fluxquark]

"Nation fails to equate "cloud computing" with handing over all personal documents to a global corporation" More accurate and relevant by the day.

[@yinnyonline]

@Nub93 ...no, not like a library at all. how could you possibly draw that comparison?

[@jaade9485]

@Nub93 i dont like ur attitude

[@magnumopossum6941]

@Nub93 Oh you mean like a library?

[@Mike_Dubayou]

@Nub93 Oh you mean like a library?

[@jacobunofficial1146]

...no, not like a library at all. How could you possibly draw that comparison?

[@RivantCanton]

The Onion, still the most accurate and reliable news source available.

[@jaylucien669]

Since 1896

[@awdrifter3394]

Some say it's the finest news source.

[@furn2313]

5 years later, you are still right

[@arctictiger8690]

Still is today

[@Guizlass]

8 years later and still spot on

[@jbmp1390]

"You need a Starbucks boost when you're spending all day filling out your LinkedIn profile" lol so perfect

[@epayne6]

Literally just had this conversation with my broke friend. He wants a Iphone 4 while he's got a Android AND he's $8,000 in credit card debt. His reasoning is the same as the panels. He needs the newest tech to 'keep up'. Side note: I say "Get well Clifford Banes," but everyone knows he is indestructable. Great vid Onion. MORE MORE MORE!!!

[@SaltyNightLord]

10 years nothing changes

[@IntellitechStudios]

He can definitely afford the iPhone 4 now

[@tau-5794]

The more things change the more they stay the same.

[@Clifford_Banes]

How did that amazing Iphone 4 work for him?

[@Jmoth792]

The real problem with this is even more sad. He probably thinks that keeping up involves having new tech, completely overlooking a lack of skills. So he puts himself in more and more debt without actually building the skill sets that will get himself out of it.

[@OO_sunflower_OO]

When Laura lee said “okay” in the verge of tears and the screen turned black, I saw my reflection and my face was horrified. So then I laughed haha

[@tomisaacson2762]

What The Onion is best at

[@RichoRosai]

That happens to non ugly people too? The more you know...

[@CaveraGamerzZ]

I thought it was a monster but it was just the reflection of my empty soul

[@mahmud7645]

I love ypu

[@AlexaBellaMuerte]

THE FIRST CAR THREW HIM ONTO THE PATH OF THE SECOND CAR

[@randysmith1317]

R.i.p Mr Baines 😅

[@pointlesslylukesplainingpo1200]

Reference to the manslaughter loopholes episode??

[@stebbenwolfe]

I turned on the Spanish subtitles to try to get some practice. When the guy acted like Frankenstein and said Mr. Jobs it subtitles it as “Señor Trabajos” lol.

[@joycee5493]

Lol!

[@joycee5493]

I love the onion sketches but some of the comments are even funnier… Thanks for the laugh

[@vulpes7079]

Esteban Trabajos, founder of Manzana and long time rival of Guilherme Portones, the founder of Pequeñosuave

[@HRVHackers]

@@vulpes7079 Soy una fanboy de Manzana .. Me gusta senor Esteban Trabajos

[@DaleRobby]

Poor Laura Lee. She was the only one making sense. Reminds me of the part in Tom Wolf's "I am Charlotte Simmons!" when the girl brought a laptop to school when the college provided several computer labs.

[@RpiesSPIES]

But then again, school computers are f*ing atrocious.

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

agreed, no computer should take 30 minutes to sign on.

[@jacksonroy8720]

School computers are complete shit, laptops are usually required for college

[@PS2Damon]

@@jacksonroy8720 college computers aren't shit at all you must go to a poorly managed college

[@jacksonroy8720]

@@PS2Damon notice how almost every comment in this thread is in agreement

[@FatalChaz33]

It's a parody, but they nailed the Apple fan-boys spot on. So many of them would have made these arguments word for word. I especially love the "I've been meaning to learn graphic design" bit...typical Mac users...

[@legoluvver]

I've used both, but I mainly use a Mac now. I do graphic design and animation and I don't think Mac has any special advantage over Windows in this regard.

[@gbonkers666]

@@legoluvver exactly!

[@LuisA-qm8om]

@@legoluvver you are right, exactly like this.

[@Eli-gn6dr]

@@legoluvver Exactly, it all just depends on personal preference and previous experience. If someone already knows Final Cut, why learn Premiere? Also, as much as I love Windows and the XPS15, Apple makes a better looking and feeling laptop, with a longer battery life, at a higher price. Not worth it for me, but maybe for some people.

[@jellyplayz687]

@@Eli-gn6dr one month later, apple announces a macbook with double the battery life

[@Vitance]

"YES MR. JOBS WHATEVER YOU SAY MR. JOBS" lmfao

[@BedroomPianist]

"Latest hardware" should never be used to describe Macbooks.

[@krakow10]

Latest hardware should actually be semi accurate if you are only referring to when it was released. After finding the Apple website useless I was able to confirm that the products use CPUs released at the beginning of this year using Wikipedia. It may be new but I'll be damned if the machine can make use of it without thermal throttling or hitting a power limit.

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

That is not true anymore - USB 4, Thunderbolt 4, and the M1 ARM processor are very impressive features.

[@matthew8153]

@@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq Yep, Apple brought their A game this year.

[@mattx5499]

They mean latest hardware by latest trends like fucking brushed aluminium and no ports in your laptop so you can buy the latest fucking USB-C hub or other stupid dongle for only $199.

[@mojave5661]

@@mattx5499 never seen a Mac made out of brushed aluminum

[@MarshallTheArtist]

Where's the satire?

[@brainboy109]

There's not. This is just a Fox News episode that didn't air

[@davidhanna9003]

Marshall Wilcox They are making fun of how the uneducated majority is taking over and silencing the few, like Laura Lee, who actually know their shit

[@SuperPussyFinger]

This is a satire on how people rationalize the purchase of the latest tech gadgets, regardless of their ability to afford them.

[@desp8161]

Mr. Gabe I don't think fox would be big on graphic design

[@deoxal7947]

@@brainboy109 Could be any network honestly

[@1helluvawomen]

Kinkos? What are we homeless?? Lol

[@egdapo]

That got me lmao... even the guy who said it was half laughing til they took the camera away from him

[@georgiohenderson5998]

He like, muttered it under his breath too lmao

[@mercster]

LOL, I came to comments to laugh at the same line :-) Good lookin' out!

[@notthepsychicyourelookingf2369]

and armed?

[@nemou4985]

Well, they are unemployed. That was kind of the point.

[@cu5197]

The old onion videos always make me feel a bit better when I'm depressed if any of the onion actors writers or crew see this including those not in this specific video. Thank you so much

[@drjustin84]

same

[@Soitisisit]

I didn't even realize my friend group was The Onion staff. I feel like I've had this conversation almost verbatim.

[@3three3three3three]

i hope you've gotten new friends by now. that's a brutal situation

[@knightenchanter7908]

SAME LMAO

[@Karajorma]

Are you only here cause you were the one thrown out?

[@Bessux]

Why would you befriend people like this

[@Soitisisit]

@@Karajorma lol, yeah.

[@schattentaenzerin]

Don't worry Lauralee. The hard working, resilient Americans with multiple post office boxes know that you're right!

[@joeskis]

Why doesn't comedy central pick up the Onion for an hour or half-hour parody news? When Colbert goes to the Late Show there would be an opening.

[@VictoriaSobocki]

joeskis Great idea 👍🏻

[@TCt83067695]

joeskis ppl arent smart enough

[@dyreschlock2]

They did! It only ran for 1 season, but it was amazing.

[@ericwitt4359]

Because it would offend the establishment.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

@@ericwitt4359 and having it run on KZbin, where many other establishment media runs, isn’t? I think people seem to forget that the establishment has some pretty thick skin. Otherwise, most of their critiques wouldn’t have been with us today.

[@mightyvoovoo]

This isn't satire, that's how Apple users act. THIS IS REAL!

[@mattx5499]

They are even worse in real life, because they call a hole in a shoe 'a feature'.

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

Check with your doctor, you might be retarded

[@rum-ham]

You missed the point, it wasn't a piece about apple users. It's about consumerism in general. This is how lots of (already in debt) people across the board rationalize things to themselves.

[@racool911]

I think you missed half the point of the satire

[@ratronald]

the guy with the beard was added specifically to make fun of you

[@nihalpathak3407]

The silent majority is with you Lauralee.

[@lberghaus]

I see - more proof that the silent majority is always wrong.

[@legoluvver]

“YOUR OPINION IS NOT VALID. IT DOESN’T MATTER!” -“David has a point, Lauralee..”

[@cumblywumbly]

RIP Laura Lee she is our queen she was too good for us then she is too good for us now. sent from my MacBook Pro

[@vcvortex6356]

Yoiurr outtttt uf dayte.. gett a Macccbuk wheill! Rfuip hijiplo Sent From MacBook Wheel

[@gamerblood8364]

The most hilarious part is that on the show description on the onion's channel, and even in the watermark in every In the Know clip, it really underlines the fact that the show is hosted by Clifford Banes, which has yet to have EVER appeared in an episode. That's just genius to me.

[@me-myself-i787]

He's right! Spending drives the economy! Too many people are just saving, investing, etc. These people cause stagnation. They must be held accountable. People who rack up tons of credit card debt buying clothes, tech, visiting theme parks, etc. They're the real heroes.

[@JamesEvans97]

Wait, I thought the teachers were the real heroes!

[@HoboHunterRik]

Laura Lee is one of my favorite panelists

[@pauljmorton]

Is that bearded guy the same actor as College Humor's google guy?

[@thomase13]

Oh my God yes! I knew he looked familiar; thanks! :)

[@nonyabizz9390]

yep. He also played a researcher in the final season of House, I believe. And I know I've seen him in other places. Dude's great.

[@christianrashotte1605]

@@nonyabizz9390 He's also Ted Fartass in this Funny Or Die skit

[@idcaf]

And he also plays steve madden in wolf of wall st.

[@Thrifty032781]

Yes. He's a fairly prolific character actor named Brian Huskey. He's had a lot of supporting roles on TV shows and movies lately.

[@jgrowland24]

Of all the gold Onion produced from 2006-2014, In The Know was always my favorite segment

[@grammar_shark]

Me too.

[@BobSmith-fx9sz]

Posted 2011, still true 7 years later, lol.

[@marjanperveinis8355]

still true 9 years later

[@Nonplused]

@@marjanperveinis8355 Probably will still be true in 19 years.

[@karmatt3098]

My sister is on food stamps and is unemployed but somehow weaseled into enough money for the newest iPhone that was over $1400. She scoffed at the idea of just getting a 200 dollar smart phone.

[@Rex_Nichts]

Still true 13 years later lmao

[@ceilingsandfloors]

1:49 is my favorite part.

[@Madison_r_2004]

Poor Lauralee. She made the most sense of everyone.

[@Azrael__]

I can't believe they're even having this conversation. Access to Apple products, Netflix and Starbucks ought to be human rights.

[@andrewfinch76]

But now it's not just Netflix. Now you have to have Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO Go, Disney Plus. We're going to drive this nation into massive debt if we have to pay all these streaming subscriptions for each US citizen.

[@heartache5742]

onion: mocks bad opinion comment: supports bad opinion

[@Azrael__]

@@heartache5742 So you really read my comment and thought "this person is being serious"? Netflix, a human right? Really?

[@heartache5742]

@@Azrael__ i'm not that stupid your comment is just ass

[@Azrael__]

@@heartache5742 Can't argue with you there.

[@cliffordbanes1548]

Thanks, Greg! Doctors say I'll have to lay off of work for a while, you're a real life saver!

[@leonklei6393]

This is also a lot more about how different men and women are treaded in the workplace than people here seem to give it credit for. Again, another fantastic onion piece that works on multiple levels.

[@microbios8586]

It's the Onion. The humor has many layers. Fantastic

[@mrfish1991]

I miss these segments...glad to see they still have some

[@marlito166]

"Kinko's, what are we homeless??? OMG!!!!!

[@likestoospooge]

Man, the onion really used to have a full staff of writers huh? They have nothing like this anymore. Sad panda. (Not counting Peter Rosenthal.)

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

likestoospooge They haven't been the same since they were bought by Gizmodo...

[@dontlikesand1955]

Their stuff on clickhole is pretty funny

[@lolomydicks]

they definitely cut a lot of staff because they just weren't profitable- you can really tell they budgeted so much for their old videos, only to have a couple hundred thousand views, when clearly they need several millions to break even.

[@Kal-EL_Volta]

@@lolomydicks i know its sad. A lot of their older stuff was gold, but could generate much revenoue.

[@twowords.1041]

they have to bring these back

[@ArielCotton]

I love Duncan he's always got something smart to say. He's always that guy that never uses reason and is against everyone's sound judgement.

[@andgee2222]

I love Laura Lee she is my fav!!! Don't go!!!

[@InvaderWakkoReborn]

"Nation fails to equate 'Cloud Computing' with handing over all personal documents to a global corporation" That aged well.

[@sandwhich1172]

I’ve watched this video so many times and never noticed that one, it’s really good!

[@linus7106]

"Laura, You don't know what you are talking about. You need to shut up." The moment he said that I totally cracked up. :))

[@lazarbro]

"What is he, working on his manifesto?" 😆 What a classic line

[@tkdalexitf]

the scrolling news at the bottom of the screen is great, especially the last one!

[@manitsmatt]

the best part was after the guy said you can do graphic design on it, "well you know i have that on my mac too, but i just get carried away with...:" hahaa

[@celieboo]

I love how Lauralee was making the same argument as the guy next to her, but they treated her like she was an idiot. 😂

[@Xenite]

I miss "In the Know" so much! You guys should make more episodes of this.

[@theeleanorshellstrop]

the ending genuinely made me sad

[@freddogrosso9835]

Yeah. 2 Opras.

[@joel.engelhardt]

Poor Lauralee! "You can go" 2:42

[@AdhiPratama]

1:38 My pretentious former boss really said this to me, at the office, telling me to buy an Apple laptop, and looking at my used Dell laptop, while I was drafting a speech for her on my used laptop. She has the MacBook Pro bought by the office, and I used my own laptop from my college years. I guess I should be unemployed to buy one. Because she is now unemployed, and she still had the Macbook. 🙄

[@serene-illusion]

Man, that makes me scared of what'd it be like if I were to get a job after college. I use a new budget Dell laptop I recently got, that I'm completely happy with and don't have plans to switch for a very long time (because I don't see why I should unless I fuck it up real bad). When I showed my dad which laptop I wanted, my dad who's an office worker asked "You sure you don't want a MacBook?" and I just stood there thinking "Dad you just bought a 2017 used MacBook Air because you and I both know you can't afford the latest one, and the latest Air doesn't even have the storage nor memory that I need for my college work so I'd need to get the Pro anyway, and in no world am I using a used Macbook from pre-2021 because those all sucked". That, and I secretly wanted to play video games as well. It's very disheartening to know that in the work field there's gonna be SO much more condescending folk I don't even know who's gonna ask me, "so why don't you use a Macbook?" Bro why tf are laptops status symbols in a workplace I just wanna get my shit done so I can EAT man

[@trevorschmitt-ernst4813]

The headlines rolling under the bottom are gold!

[@EtzEchad]

Sadly, Laura-Lee was fired from this show and couldn't get another job because she didn't have a Mac.

[@JadedStar01]

I do graphic design and digital realism art on my perfectly fine Windows computer. I seem to be the only one, though o_O

[@johnosborne1873]

The Onion was perfect.

[@lazywallstreetnews7234]

The intro had me in tears 😭🤣

[@destinysaid]

12 years later, this is still very very relevant

[@death-disco]

this is legitimately my favorite onion clip, and it says so much about modernity

[@tanq1687]

0:58 “Well, No Laura Lee, but you know its important to stay on top of the latest hardware” *rolls eyes looking the other way* Thats where it all started!

[@RossLlewallyn]

I'm so glad I went back to watch this. Awesome.

[@thewayhobibrokeitdowninhan6083]

Aw, poor Loralee

[@Mrrogersbestneighbo]

I find it disgusting that the people in the comments care so much about Laura Lee and yet express no sympathy for Clifford Banes who was hit by 2 cars. Shameful.

[@kjohns99]

"Well, you know, if they get a MacBook Pro they can learn graphic design. They can pick up some freelance design work while they're waiting for the full-time job." "I need to teach myself graphic design. I keep telling myself I'm going to do it." LOVE it.

[@nii_amart]

The first line is truly comedy gold.

[@aaaaallie]

Duncan was on a whole other level in this one what a king

[@jimscobie6646]

The acting is on point!

[@BillSmokerhater]

This is the average apple user in a nutshell. I love it!

[@garshtoshteles]

I somehow always agree with Duncan Birch's points

[@agsheuehd]

Can't believe this came out 10 years ago and still relatable.

[@dannya1854]

The boys completely dismissing the only woman in the conversation is on point.

[@MysteryFaceX]

Apple's kind of amazing with how they advertise their products. They manage to sell something that's $500 for $2000! And they could've possibly out sold all the other brands with a $500 price tag. That is incredible marketing. All for a glowing apple.

[@DirtyBobBojangles]

And it doesn't even glow anymore

[@robhancock6490]

Oh man this might be the best one ever

[@mynexuspro]

I love how this topic actually gets people arguing at each other.

[@TrackSznJerry]

As soon as she makes a valid point shes sent straight to hell by the others lmfao

[@MrPrince416]

“Ugh Kinko’s, what are we homeless?” LOL

[@buzzz623]

Im happy to hear that old, "Filling in for Clifford Banes" thing again!

[@agx012]

"What is he working on his manifesto?" Is such a good throwaway line

[@muscleboi4use]

LOVE the end... Oprah shocks audience by revealing Second Oprah! Excellent.

[@jaybrumbaugh777]

And Laura Lee was the only one making sense lol

[@Soren59]

Exactly why she was let go.

[@DergEnterprises]

2023 and this video never gets old. Great acting too.

[@dingers5days]

It’s scary how much this sounds like an argument I’d have with my friends

[@miamitten1123]

If Google was a person on the panel.

[@AI-xe5jr]

I actually couldn’t tell if there we’re being serious or not, this is one of the best onion videos ever lol

[@too408]

they hit the nail right on the head.

[@royalwolf7603]

"Kinkos. What are we, homeless? 🤣

[@suspence8467]

The Onion accidentally published this 9 years too early.

[@joshuapeters567]

Wow du.bass you know nothing about the 2008 financial crisis 🙄 you are such a dipshit

[@yugen]

Except Apple products are even worse than they were back then.

[@knightenchanter7908]

2008 subprime mortgage crisis? The Recession? Doesn't ring a bell?

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

I missed how lauralee was kicked out for making a valid point. Oh my god, so accurate.

[@CrabulousYT]

This aged like a fine wine and it will never in the next 100 years become outdated

[@432Restoration]

Poor Loreli. She deserved better. That was such a good point about the recipes.

[@drabberfrog]

Lol anyone who says Mac is for creative types doesn't know what they're talking about. All the real creative software like adobe programs, Blender, Fusion 360 and AutoCAD are Windows first if not Windows only.

[@GotInterest]

The funniest part is that if there is that film companies owned by apple actually use PCs instead of mac because PCs have more memory.

[@cottonballs185]

***** I guess he's talking about RAM. Apple solders it to motherboards, so there's no practical way to upgrade. As for storage size, Macs are on par with PC.

[@flagman57]

+GotInterest replying to a 2 yr old comment here but a good majority of the software devs i've seen prefer macs.

[@GotInterest]

Lol, I know. Things changed either shortly before or shortly after I made my comment. Most people are on Mac now. I don't quite recall why people made the switch, though. I'm assuming Apple came out with a better product than Windows or something along those lines. The tech industry is a pretty fast moving, fickle one. It is very competitive. Who is on top changes very frequently. I wouldn't be surprised if, in a few years, everyone is back on PCs.

[@PhaseSkater]

dcruz453 tell that to a pc with 60TB of storage.

[@brokensteps98]

TL;DR, used to be able to get high quality laptops from all vendors so apple seemed overpriced, now everyone is trying to cut corners more and more so apple quality control > lower prices. Apple didn't change, other vendors did. Everyone is still on PCs, the only thing is, "recently" laptops have been degrading in build quality. With companies like HP cutting corners, every other company has had to do the same to compete. What we're left with is Thinkpads moving from being legendary computers that people still use 15 years later without any issues, to laptops that break after a year or two of usage. Dell has gotten somewhat better recently but its still lacking in terms of quality control, with some laptops using screens that are horrible to look at even at the 1300 price range. Also, recently windows has been cracking down on their laptop bios' to make them "more secure", by preventing you from installing another OS like linux. You used to have the option of opting out of having a preinstalled OS, and install linux or windows yourself, now you have to pay for windows. It also spies on you like crazy. Meanwhile, apple laptops are consistent in terms of quality, still support dual booting out of the box, have really good build quality, and generally have decent specs where it matters. For most professionals that's what matters. They'll pay the extra apple fee, and then install whatever linux distro they want on it or use OSX for more creative tasks. Its not worth the hassle of trying to figure out which models of the new thinkpad have cooling issues, or which model has a hinge thats been known to break.

[@lugia3]

This is basically the debate my parents had when my dad wanted a laptop.

[@almostcomic]

That ended perfectly lol

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

In the Know is back! What is the Onion without Clifford Banes? The debate actually seemed too real. I've actually had this exact debate with a group before filling in Duncan Birch's point. The dismissal of computers and entertainment is too harsh. Many employers today only use email to communicate to applicants, and accept only online applications. Relying on internet cafes could actually cost a lot to frequently check. And entertainment is important. In harsh times we need escapism.