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The point of the brownie isn't "people who are into photography". It's for every-person. Those who aren't into photography, and just want to have pictures to
by bbarnett 6y ago
The point of the brownie isn't "people who are into photography". It's for every-person. Those who aren't into photography, and just want to have pictures to remember things.
There are two points here. Who initiated the trend, and what the trend is now.
If initiate the trend is to be discussed, that is, who started the social change, Blackberry was a behemoth in the smart phone market, before the iphone ever even existed. And they had cameras, messaging apps, their own ecosystem, and people shared photos with one another lavishly and often.
If one is to discuss now, then Android phones are far more numerous than Apple devices, and frankly, more used by people just needing a cheap phone. And the brownie was cheap, quick and easy to use, and even very cheap Android phones today have "good enough" cameras.
Just like the Brownie. "Good enough".
Not sure why the author ties this to iphones. I can only assume it is like Kleenex.
- simonh 6y agoOK, I think that's fair.
- bbarnett 6y agoWhat? No! You cannot agree, you have entirely and completely broken my brain. This is the Internet! The Internet. Right or wrong, correct or not, you are supposed to argue your point relentlessly. God help us all, if more of you appear, and we actually discuss things, back and forth, using logic and reason. What shall become of us all? Edit: Immediate downvote. The above was sarcasm, a comment on our times, and an attempt to applaud simonh's frank and honest "OK, that's a fair point" type of response. simonh's response is rare. It shouldn't be. I'm wrong, everyone's wrong from time to time. So it's refreshing to see honest discourse. Downvote away?!