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ubermeisters@lemmy.world 10 months agoNo, 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.