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Maybe I'm autistic, but I loooove the sharp edges near the opening. They've become almost a nervous tick of playing with them with my fingers.

I've got no idea why, but the sharp feeling is amazing.

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Sounds kinda like pain stimming. I'm not personally a fan, but that's a thing some autistic people do. They make purpose-built toys for that, though you might already be set with your laptop.

I chew my fingers because I find the pain calming.

I am autistic and I also enjoy the sharp edges, I rub my wrists up and down them sometimes and generally play with them, I find it very satisfying. I also suspect the laptop might not be as easy to carry around when open if edges were rounded?

this can't be how i find out...

This alone doesn’t mean much, but if the signs start to compound…

I'm conflicted -- the author's rounded Mac looks more comfortable to use, but aesthetically it looks worse. He turned the track pad notch into an amorphous shape that looks like a mistake.

There's certainly a % of mac users who prioritize aesthetics over function. I feel like there's got to be a way to do this in a way that's more attractive though. Maybe something more gradual or even.

I wonder what Apple estimates this percentage to be given some of their design decisions.

I suspect that with all things Apple 10% really care, 80% are indifferent and 10% really hate it. The middle 80% are happy to be led by those that really care.

For many power users, Macs are an invisible laptop that just works.

When apple releases a 12" retina Macbook M-series, I'll be the first in line, I don't think there's a better laptop for size and aesthetic.

I actually agree with this too — playing with the sharp edge is kind of satisfying. Like having something in your teeth that you're working on.

same, i really love it and i hove my hands typing so they've never caused pain anyway

I don't think there's anything inherently autistic about that. We just finally have these technologies sufficiently mature that materials and design are no longer strictly dictated by their function.

These objects are becoming more like clothing and less like unyielding industrial machines. It's to the point that I'd be genuinely disgusted to handle any used laptop regardless of how "clean" it is.

>We just finally have these technologies sufficiently mature that materials and design are no longer strictly dictated by their function.

It's not a new thing, cars started getting fins in 1948.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_tailfin

> materials and design are no longer strictly dictated by their function.

Ok… but I don't like to injure my wrists…

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