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Does anyone remember wearing Airpods outside in 2017? I did. People starred at me. It looked weird. Nowadays, wearing Airpods signals that you have money and w

Does anyone remember wearing Airpods outside in 2017? I did. People starred at me. It looked weird. Nowadays, wearing Airpods signals that you have money and wealth. Give it a few years and no one would care if you have a Vision Pro on in public. And then the cool kids will wear one and suddenly, everyone in high school is asking their parents to buy them one. Apple's brand is incredible, really.

shinycode 3y ago
20 years ago people who talked on the street or public transport with hand free kit were weirdos (« they are crazy, they talk alone »). It’s sometimes a matter of how many people use the technology like you said. The more there is, the less it’s noticed …
expensive_news 3y ago
That was a strange one. My Freshman year of college I wore AirPods and everyone looked at like I was an idiot with too much money. By my Junior year everyone was wearing AirPods and there was a greater stigma against people with wired earbuds (“oh, you can’t afford AirPods?“). That was only 2 years. I think this AVP is more of a dev tool than a consumer product, but I think by v2 or v3 Apple will pull it off.
- senttoschool 3y ago
  Exactly. 2017 isn't even that long ago. It'll look weird initially and people will only wear at home. Then by v2, some people will wear it at work and coffee shops. By v3, people might be walking on the street with them on. Apple's brand makes it "cool". Basically, using Apple products is a way to flaunt that you have money and influence. So I don't see why the Vision Pro wouldn't end up being the same.
  - ztrww 3y ago
    AirPods are just earphones without a wire. I don’t see how is this really comparable…
ztrww 3y ago
The jump from wearing headphones with wire to wireless is a magnitude or two smaller than this. IMHO it would require 15-20+ years to not look weird to most people
rhino369 3y ago
Maybe I’m out of touch in the UMC bubble, but aren’t AirPods pretty so common they they are no longer really a status symbol? iPhones aren’t anymore either. You seen poor people with them all the time.
- mrtranscendence 3y ago
  You don't need to be rich to buy them, but you do have to care at least a little bit to spend $170 on headphones (or $250 for the Pro). I think they've continued to be a status symbol to some degree. I could see a kid wanting AirPods because his cool friend has them. I don't think I'd see the same thing with Skullcandy, or Bose for that matter.

shinycode 3y ago

20 years ago people who talked on the street or public transport with hand free kit were weirdos (« they are crazy, they talk alone »). It’s sometimes a matter of how many people use the technology like you said. The more there is, the less it’s noticed …

expensive_news 3y ago

That was a strange one. My Freshman year of college I wore AirPods and everyone looked at like I was an idiot with too much money. By my Junior year everyone was wearing AirPods and there was a greater stigma against people with wired earbuds (“oh, you can’t afford AirPods?“). That was only 2 years. I think this AVP is more of a dev tool than a consumer product, but I think by v2 or v3 Apple will pull it off.

senttoschool 3y ago
Exactly. 2017 isn't even that long ago. It'll look weird initially and people will only wear at home. Then by v2, some people will wear it at work and coffee shops. By v3, people might be walking on the street with them on. Apple's brand makes it "cool". Basically, using Apple products is a way to flaunt that you have money and influence. So I don't see why the Vision Pro wouldn't end up being the same.
- ztrww 3y ago
  AirPods are just earphones without a wire. I don’t see how is this really comparable…

ztrww 3y ago

The jump from wearing headphones with wire to wireless is a magnitude or two smaller than this. IMHO it would require 15-20+ years to not look weird to most people

rhino369 3y ago

Maybe I’m out of touch in the UMC bubble, but aren’t AirPods pretty so common they they are no longer really a status symbol? iPhones aren’t anymore either. You seen poor people with them all the time.

mrtranscendence 3y ago
You don't need to be rich to buy them, but you do have to care at least a little bit to spend $170 on headphones (or $250 for the Pro). I think they've continued to be a status symbol to some degree. I could see a kid wanting AirPods because his cool friend has them. I don't think I'd see the same thing with Skullcandy, or Bose for that matter.