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I wasn't a teen that long ago and I don't remember anything like this. in fact, I remember quite the opposite: kids who brought nice things into school were mad
by leetcrew 5y ago
I wasn't a teen that long ago and I don't remember anything like this. in fact, I remember quite the opposite: kids who brought nice things into school were made fun of for it. having your parents buy you a brand new car was the worst, but excessively nice phone, laptop, shoes were also bad. there were only two exceptions. if you had a job after school and bought the thing yourself, that was very cool. high-end sports equipment was also acceptable, but only if you were really good at that sport.
- beaconstudios 5y agoI should've put YMMV: general trends don't predict specific examples reliably. Of course over-flexing is often seen as being a tryhard, but owning an iPhone isn't that.
- leetcrew 5y agoit's entirely possible I'm already out of touch. but I'd guess it's more of a "why can't you just be like the rest of us?" than "haha this kid's parents can't afford an iphone".
- beaconstudios 5y agoCould well be that too