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Funny take. I generally have a punk attitude towards marketing. As a man, the fashion world (the most fickle consumer industry) doesn’t prey too strongly on my
by xtiansimon 3y ago
Funny take. I generally have a punk attitude towards marketing. As a man, the fashion world (the most fickle consumer industry) doesn’t prey too strongly on my buying habits. But given all that, I was still hit with a fugue state when I had to replace my iPhone 5s—in 2020. Haha. I’m still on that replacement, an iPhone SE. But Oh Man was I struggling with the top of the line envy. Making up scenarios where I _needed_ these products.
With all that said, I think the corps are happy to have both. All the appearances of new New NEW and for anyone who’s paying attention, we will upgrade when necessary. But in between are a bunch of people who can scrape up 2k for a new phone every year. Like buying a Cadillac when you can’t afford a house.
- Obscurity4340 3y agoDon't even get me started about how ridiculously big (phabletized) the standard is quickly becoming. Its like these people are all begging for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and have kangaroo pouches for pockets. Also the camera fixtures are beyond inelegant and annoying even on a solely practical basis. I literally have nothing good to say about most phones nowadays. How much cpmputing and camera power does the average person truly need and should it start at like $1500-2000 for the "pleasure"?
- xtiansimon 3y agoLOL. It was not size (I was happy to keep using the iPhone 5’s 4” screen). Nope, it was the three camera lenses. Oooh. I liked me some photography.