Only poor people think a smartphone is a sign of wealth
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warmaster@lemmy.world 10 months agoIt’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.
crispy_kilt@feddit.de 10 months ago
Willer@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Only spoiled children would say something like that
warmaster@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yet no single wealthy personas would dare whip out an Android.
Dra@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
This is a figment of your imagination
crispy_kilt@feddit.de 10 months ago
Your assumption is not correct. Bill Gates uses Android phones
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
There are Android phones that are more expensive than the most expensive Apple phone you can get.
Samsung Fold is 2150€ for example.
prole@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Only the wealthy people who gained none of that wealth themselves.
Dra@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
It’s not at all, and only the most purile idiots would ever think that.
ubermeisters@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No, we are wired to be programmed by giant companies to believe that the ways they influence us are just “toward the natural”.
warmaster@lemmy.world 10 months ago
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.
effward@lemmy.world 10 months ago
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
warmaster@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I feel you. I dream of the day Linux phones become a thing, but they are not ready yet, although great progress is being made.