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I've never heard this issue ever raised by anyone in real life. I've only seen it brought up in internet tiffs about how Apple is using green message bubbles t

by dymk 4y ago

I've never heard this issue ever raised by anyone in real life. I've only seen it brought up in internet tiffs about how Apple is using green message bubbles to "shame" non-Apple users. Which is similarly straw-graspy.

kelnos 4y ago
Given how cruel and capricious children tend to be, it would not surprise me in the least that iPhone-using US teenagers ostracize peers with Android devices because of the green bubbles.
- XorNot 4y ago
  While it doesn't surprise me, if it wasn't one thing it would probably be another. Conversely if you're a parent with a distraught teenager being teased about this, I imagine that's cold comfort.
- hnburnsy 4y ago
  they are... 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-...
- dymk 4y ago
  During my highschool years, kids were bullied both for having and for not having both iPhones and Android phones.
hnburnsy 4y ago
yes it is a thing, from January 2022... Why Apple’s iMessage Is Winning: Teens Dread the Green Text Bubble 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-...
- tomjakubowski 4y ago
  That has nothing to do with the readability of the color scheme of your (outgoing!) texts though.
  - Phrodo_00 4y ago
    Yeah, they're separate effects, but both triggered (because I wouldn't say teenagers being cruel is _caused_ by Apple) by the way Apple treats SMSs