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It’s a status symbol, sure… it may be stupid and primitive as a trophy around a caveman’s neck… but we are just wired like that.

Nothing special here.

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How is it not natural to want a status symbol? However I agree that companies abuse that to gain power and profit, I’m not questioning that.

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It may be natural to want a status symbol (although that drive probably varies wildly between individuals), but I find it sad that having an iPhone is equated to status.

“Look at me in my expensive walled garden!”

Disclaimer: I also dislike Google’s business practices in different ways

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Only poor people think a smartphone is a sign of wealth

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Only spoiled children would say something like that

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Yet no single wealthy person would dare whip out an Android.

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This is a figment of someones imagination and demonstrates the entire trope is backed by people with no intelligence, but lots of competitiveness.

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Only the wealthy people who gained none of that wealth themselves.

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There are Android phones that are more expensive than the most expensive Apple phone you can get.

Samsung Fold is 2150€ for example.

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It’s not at all, and only the most purile idiots would ever think that, and completely proves my point

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