y‘all should check out the richkidsoninstagram Tag on Instagram. Yes those shallow insecure people DO exist
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iPhone X Will people be self-conscious using the iPhone XR in public knowing it’s the cheap model?
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probably ppl would think are you into colorful phones thats why you bought XR. There are many reasons can come into ppl's mind not just that you cant afford it.
I would hazard a guess that those with this mindset are likely to be young - probably still in school. Not much different to the whole “social status dictated by brand and design of trainers worn” rubbish that existed when I was at school (and probably still does).
Alas, there will be some adults who retain that mentality. It’s no skin off my nose because I couldn’t possibly care less what they think.
Alas, there will be some adults who retain that mentality. It’s no skin off my nose because I couldn’t possibly care less what they think.
Lmaoooo is this really a thread? Come on man...
If anyone is self conscious about using an XR then I just don’t know what to tell you. That’s some sad s**t.
If anyone is self conscious about using an XR then I just don’t know what to tell you. That’s some sad s**t.
Anyone who is concerned about what people will think of them dependent on their phone of choice has some serious social issues that probably extend way beyond this subject lol
If you go to a StarBucks in the Netherlands you will see normal people drinking coffee and having a normal conversation.
When I went to New York I saw people taking a whole table for their iPads, MacBooks, iPhones and Watches (not on their wrist). For a European, this whole status symbol thing is also evident in the states (well, at least in NY
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When I went to New York I saw people taking a whole table for their iPads, MacBooks, iPhones and Watches (not on their wrist). For a European, this whole status symbol thing is also evident in the states (well, at least in NY
)This “cheap” phone is in fact beyond the means of most people- even in rich countries.
Besides in a case who knows what phone it is anyway- they all look the same in a case.
To be honest, I reckon that's the way society has always been. It's just the trappings that change.
Wow, I must not have very shallow friends, family or co-workers. Makes me appreciate my life a little more. I'm glad I don't have to deal with that kind of pressure. I sure hope everyone is fully funding their Roth IRA's each year before spending thousands of dollars keeping up with the Jones's.
love this comment -- "In your 40s, you realize nobody was ever thinking about you at all." lol so true -- other than your family -- no one cares what you do nor should u care what others do.
I'll think they are smarter than people rocking an XS Max. Honestly, I'll suspect that XS Max people have their priorities misplaced until proven otherwise.
The happiest guy I know--and the one I admire most--drives a 13-year-old beater, owns his condo outright, uses a badly beat up iPhone 4, and puts 80% of his paycheck in the bank each month. He's 52 and works because he wants to, not because he has to.
I'm sure he'd happily use an XR if his iPhone 4 died--or someone gave him the XR. And I'm also sure he would not give a rat's a$$ what other people think about his phone. LOL.
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I'm not saying every single person is like that. Just that if you look back in history, there's likely always been those who care about status symbols. It's not just some new phenomenon that started with iPhones.
Isn’t instagram that thing where only attention seekers roam. Rich or poor, who cares.
Will people feel self-conscious driving a VW instead of a Mercedes?
This is one of the reasons I can barely stand to come to this forum anymore.
The thing is that this works in reverse too. There are plenty of people who could afford a Mercedes, but drive a VW and wouldn't ever want anyone to see them behind the wheel of a Benz.
Now that you
Sheeeet. Now that you mentioned this, I'll go back and rock my iPhone 4. May not live up to battery standards of today, but I don't need to worry about anyone labeling me because of what iPhone I rock and carry around.
Sheeeet. Now that you mentioned this, I'll go back and rock my iPhone 4. May not live up to battery standards of today, but I don't need to worry about anyone labeling me because of what iPhone I rock and carry around.
I am on a train right now, granted way on the other side of the country, here in Phoenix, AZ, but a train nonetheless. I’m just getting off from work and so are many people on this train.
I see at least 10 iPhone Pluses of various generations around me now. And I didn’t even check the entire car, much less the two other cars. Why? Because one, I don’t care. And two, pluses are everywhere.