As you mature in life, travel more, get the degree and meet people that touch your soul, you soon realise that it's only sad, insignificant, shallow people that need materialism i.e. stuff made in factories in order to make them feel important.
Don't forget, this years iPhone will be truly forgotten about this time next year!
To be fair, I travel abroad quite often. I meet many people who touch my soul. But I still love my iPhones.
In fact, a big part of the reason why I can travel is because I can work remotely. I can get half the work done from my iPhone without needing a laptop.
So while I didn’t buy my 11 Pro to show off, I did want the latest and greatest, which allows me to work from my phone more often than I would have otherwise.