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> There's no reason for my health to be harmed just because someone has more than me. You would think so, but I've read several articles that suggest this isn'
by umvi 5y ago
> There's no reason for my health to be harmed just because someone has more than me.
You would think so, but I've read several articles that suggest this isn't the case. One example that comes to mind is that in some communities kids experience social stress/bullying if their SMS bubbles aren't blue (because it implies you are too poor to afford an iPhone and can only afford a "lesser" Android): https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-apples-imessage-is-winning-teens-dread-the-green-text-bubble-11641618009 https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-apples-imessage-is-winning-...
From the article:
> Apple’s iMessage plays a significant role in the lives of young smartphone users and their parents, according to data and interviews with a dozen of these people. Teens and college students said they dread the ostracism that comes with a green text. The social pressure is palpable, with some reporting being ostracized or singled out after switching away from iPhones.
- ghotli 5y agoFuck apple for this. Their walled garden is nice if you can afford it / deal with all the other shortcomings of modern iOS vs modern Android. Goes both ways in some respects, but the iMessage thing is way past time to have nice interop. Comes down to greed, I guess
- civilized 5y agoSo is it the different colored text bubbles (the inequality) or is it the bullying that's the problem here? I don't think it's a hard question.
- wetpaws 5y agoThis is not inequality, this is tribalism
- sutuplesu 5y agoAre they not interlinked? It seems to me that inequality often begets tribalism, as people defensively form bands. Which then reinforces the spiral downwards.
- wetpaws 5y agoNo, they are not. You can have virtually homogeneous group of people wearing different colored shirts or following different sport teams hostile to each other.
- LouisSayers 5y agoA great example of a first world problem... I seriously think the better off we get the more "problems" people make up. It's ridiculous. Yes, there are still some real issues in the world, but these types of "problems" seem almost like satire.
- zaroth 5y agoThat WSJ article is basically pompous trash, not science. Kids don’t even use SMS.
- fortran77 5y agoAre you suggesting the Government buy an iPhone 13 for everyone?
- slavik81 5y agoThe more practical suggestion would be to allow other companies to make iMessage clients.
- thegrimmest 5y agoWhy can't the solution here be individual coping strategies?