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> Android users are stereotypically poor... despite a large number of techies using Android I haven't lived in a country where text bubbles used to be a thing,
by golergka 4y ago
> Android users are stereotypically poor... despite a large number of techies using Android
I haven't lived in a country where text bubbles used to be a thing, but I noticed this. People, even people who are smart and kind in other aspects, still cling to the easiest social cues. Doesn't matter if you wear a Margiela t-shirt or what you drive; your tinder date or a person who you just met in a bar will look at your phone and take notice. Personally, I was quite happy with Samsung flagship phones, and then not less happy with pretty cheap Xiaomi ones — they literally do anything I want in a phone. But after getting frustrated with how people read social cues, I moved back to iPhones and simply got myself the most expensive one, just for the sake of being easier to read for other people.
Obviously, it would be nice to be so laidback and independent as to not care what other people care about your wealth, but sadly, I'm not on that level yet.
- luuuzeta 4y ago>But after getting frustrated with how people read social cues, I moved back to iPhones and simply got myself the most expensive one, just for the sake of being easier to read for other people. I hope you're kidding.
- fomine3 4y agoOkay let's overwhelm people by using foldable phone! /s, ... but I start thinking that's why Galaxy Flip sold well than I expected.
- computerfriend 4y agoIt's the opposite. You're now missing out on the valuable signal of whether someone is obsessed with wealth and class or not.
- sangnoir 4y agoI have ascended to the even more-conceited plane of "I don't bother with social signifiers" (which ironically is a signifier in itself- but in my case, I mostly do not care). Then again, I'm not currently in the dating pool, so YMMV
- feet 4y agoI know you aren't the GP, but if you didn't care would you buy an iPhone for social reasons?
- sangnoir 4y ago"social reasons" is too broad to say conclusively. If i was desperate to get an "in" with a specific circle, then perhaps? I'm pretty utilitarian, so the probability is low: my current peer circle probably uses cars as a social signifier, and unbothered in that area as well.
- orangecat 4y agoWomen who are in their 20s or 30s and at least moderately attractive are deluged with male attention. It's not necessarily irrational for them to use quick and dirty filters, even if that often produces false positives.
- michaelmrose 4y agoits 2022 you can with a few minutes work probably figure out way more with his name and adress.
- golergka 4y agoYou assume that somebody who bases an opinion on somebody else on his wealth is obsessed with it. You would be right if and only if you were taking about conscious decision-making only. But people don't work like that. We're affected by a lot of biases that we might deny or not even aware of. It doesn't make sense to label somebody who is affected by this bias as a person necessarily obsessed with wealth; most likely, they are a very nice person who honestly thinks that they don't care for how much somebody else makes.
- Mikeb85 4y agoWell, might as well get a BMW and Rolex now...
- GekkePrutser 4y agoI don't think people here in Europe think Androids are cheap. And in fact many aren't. I also doubt most people can correctly identify them. It's kinda funny but I've had even Apple Watch owners thinking that I wear an Apple Watch even though it's an Amazfit GTS 2 mini. It's weird, it hardly looks like one. The one button is much smaller than the Apple's crown and it's smack bang in the middle. It's also a much smaller watch.