CHECK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU WRECK YOURSELF, FOOL.
I've been running into this situation with a lot of my friends/acquaintances recently, and it's actually driving me nuts. I keep giving them the "appreciate what you have" lecture, but I think they need somebody to remind them that THEY'RE OVERREACTING.
The Situation: Person has a mediocre computer that runs slowly, can't access all the fun new apps, and doesn't look great. (Also lots of other similar situations)
The Reaction: The world is over. Life hates them. Why does everybody else get fantastic gear while they get poop? Wah, wah, life is unfair.
The Reality: You're RIGHT, life is UNFAIR. It's unfair that people with such selfishly skewed perceptions can make other people feel so terrible for a situation they can't control. There are probably people that live within 5 minutes of you that can't afford your "crappy" laptop. To be honest, in a city this small there is probably a family living within 5 minutes of you that can't afford to pay next month's rent or feed their children or get a laptop at all. Yeah, it's frustrating that you can't have everything, but it's not like you have nothing. You can access all the necessities, and have a few bonuses on their too, so just suck it up.
It's even worse if they aren't paying for any of it themselves. If you've been given a gift, say thank you and just be happy that you've been given a gift. People, it's time to grow up and see the world without tunnel vision.
