Grow up.

I know I am going to get torched for this. I don’t fscking care. I am sick and tired of Mac zealots ripping anyone who doesn’t toe the company line. Calling anyone--and in particular, another Mac fan--a “dolt” or “idiot” is immature, rude, and just plain wrong.

No. Don’t do it. Not even to the worst of PC-using trolls. Be the bigger person. Take the high road. Look, we are perceived as crazed unreasonable fanatics because some of us decide to pop off on anyone who disagrees with us. This image certainly can’t help Apple’s sales. So here’s an idea; how about instead of ripping detractors to shreds with a machete, we defend our platform in a calm, cool demeanor. We use reason. We temper our passion a little. We avoid words like “idiot.”

So in the case of Infoworld’s Chad Dickerson, instead of flaming him, why not write a sensible email where you calmly explain why he should change his mind.

Mac users are generally intelligent people. The Mac community is an amazing group on the whole. There’s nothing wrong with being passionate about the Mac. There’s nothing wrong with defending the Mac; I do it all the time. But these “Mac Attacks” hurt us and the Mac platform more than they help. Let’s save the insults. Let’s show the other 95% what Mac users are really like: smart, creative, reasonable, and awesome. Deal?