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minus-square@warmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-6•2 years 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.
minus-square@crispy_kilt@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoOnly poor people think a smartphone is a sign of wealth
minus-square@Willer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoOnly spoiled children would say something like that
minus-square@warmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-18•edit-22 years agoYet no single wealthy person would dare whip out an Android.
minus-square@Dra@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish16•edit-22 years agoThis is a figment of someones imagination and demonstrates the entire trope is backed by people with no intelligence, but lots of competitiveness.
minus-square@crispy_kilt@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-22 years agoYour statement is not correct. Bill Gates uses Android phones: https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-uses-android-smartphone-samsung-galaxy-fold-not-iphone-2023-1
minus-squareprolelinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoOnly the wealthy people who gained none of that wealth themselves.
minus-square@Honytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoThere are Android phones that are more expensive than the most expensive Apple phone you can get. Samsung Fold is 2150€ for example.
minus-square@Dra@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 years agoIt’s not at all, and only the most purile idiots would ever think that, and completely proves my point
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.
Only poor people think a smartphone is a sign of wealth
Only spoiled children would say something like that
Yet no single wealthy person would dare whip out an Android.
This is a figment of someones imagination and demonstrates the entire trope is backed by people with no intelligence, but lots of competitiveness.
Your statement is not correct. Bill Gates uses Android phones:
https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-uses-android-smartphone-samsung-galaxy-fold-not-iphone-2023-1
Only the wealthy people who gained none of that wealth themselves.
There are Android phones that are more expensive than the most expensive Apple phone you can get.
Samsung Fold is 2150€ for example.
It’s not at all, and only the most purile idiots would ever think that, and completely proves my point