So Apple customers go from paying for a status symbol luxury item to paying for the privilege of participating in this, at best, pointless exercise wherein they

So Apple customers go from paying for a status symbol luxury item to paying for the privilege of participating in this, at best, pointless exercise wherein they rely upon the goodwill and competence of Apple's employees to not get them swatted. The mental gymnastics needed in order to guard one's ego on this issue can't be healthy either.