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No one is literally spitting, but Apple intentionally creates enough friction that Android users really do regularly get excluded from group chats in the US whe

No one is literally spitting, but Apple intentionally creates enough friction that Android users really do regularly get excluded from group chats in the US where iMessage is the convention for group chats.

Pulcinella 3y ago
Chat app friction is not being spat on which is what the OP literally said. Perceived inconvenience is not persecution.
- inoop 3y ago
  You may not have ever experienced this yourself, but it's a known cultural phenonemon. Here's a New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/technology/personaltech/apple-iphone-android-bubbles.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/technology/personaltech/a... > Over time, the annoyance and frustration that built up between blue and green bubbles evolved into more than a tech problem. It created a deeper sociological divide between people who judged one another by their phones. The color of a bubble became a symbol that some believe reflects status and wealth, given a perception that only wealthy people buy iPhones. ... > On dating apps, green-bubble users are often rejected by the blues. Adults with iPhones have been known to privately snicker to one another when a green bubble taints a group chat. In schools, a green bubble is an invitation for mockery and exclusion by children with iPhones, according to Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that focuses on technology’s impact on families. > “This green-versus-blue issue is a form of cyberbullying,” said Jim Steyer, the chief executive of Common Sense, which works with thousands of schools that have shared stories about tensions among children using messaging apps.
  - Pulcinella 3y ago
    That's very unfortunate and all, but, again, it's not spitting. I don't think it's correct or good to say you were spat on by iphone users for having an android phone as if you were being persecuted for your religious beliefs or race, especially if it literally never happened. You can just factually describe events. The OP doesn't need to lie or grossly exaggerate.
    - Brian_K_White 3y ago
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      - Pulcinella 3y ago
        Holy shit you really are this obtuse. The last time you were in a meeting and someone said "well my hands are tied..." did you boggle and demand of the room to explain the invisible rope? No. I would calmly listen to what they were telling me. What I did not do was swear and declare they were being really obtuse. And I would certainly not claim they were literally spitting on me just because I got an answer I didn't like or that was inconvenient to me.
        Brian_K_White 3y ago
        But their hands aren't literally tied! I mean, they literally said their hands were tied! And there was no rope! They were a fucking liar! Look, either you have a basic understanding of how human communication includes metaphore, analogy, imagery, equation, in which case you deserve to be derided mercilessly for wasting everyone's time with a bad faith argument, or you don't, in which case I apologize for picking on someone handicapped. I don't like kicking puppies. You can pick! I'm super generous that way! And, since this needs explaining, I know that you are not literally a puppy. I would not literally kick you, or a puppy. You see, the word "puppy" in this context is just a stand-in to express the concept of something helpless and innocent and powerless and good-natured on top of all that.
        wakeforce 3y ago
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        Pulcinella 3y ago
        Fo someone who doesn't like being metaphorically spit upon, you sure do like swearing at me and calling me names.
        3y ago

Pulcinella 3y ago

Chat app friction is not being spat on which is what the OP literally said. Perceived inconvenience is not persecution.

inoop 3y ago
You may not have ever experienced this yourself, but it's a known cultural phenonemon. Here's a New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/technology/personaltech/apple-iphone-android-bubbles.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/technology/personaltech/a... > Over time, the annoyance and frustration that built up between blue and green bubbles evolved into more than a tech problem. It created a deeper sociological divide between people who judged one another by their phones. The color of a bubble became a symbol that some believe reflects status and wealth, given a perception that only wealthy people buy iPhones. ... > On dating apps, green-bubble users are often rejected by the blues. Adults with iPhones have been known to privately snicker to one another when a green bubble taints a group chat. In schools, a green bubble is an invitation for mockery and exclusion by children with iPhones, according to Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that focuses on technology’s impact on families. > “This green-versus-blue issue is a form of cyberbullying,” said Jim Steyer, the chief executive of Common Sense, which works with thousands of schools that have shared stories about tensions among children using messaging apps.
- Pulcinella 3y ago
  That's very unfortunate and all, but, again, it's not spitting. I don't think it's correct or good to say you were spat on by iphone users for having an android phone as if you were being persecuted for your religious beliefs or race, especially if it literally never happened. You can just factually describe events. The OP doesn't need to lie or grossly exaggerate.
  - Brian_K_White 3y ago
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    - Pulcinella 3y ago
      Holy shit you really are this obtuse. The last time you were in a meeting and someone said "well my hands are tied..." did you boggle and demand of the room to explain the invisible rope? No. I would calmly listen to what they were telling me. What I did not do was swear and declare they were being really obtuse. And I would certainly not claim they were literally spitting on me just because I got an answer I didn't like or that was inconvenient to me.
      - Brian_K_White 3y ago
        But their hands aren't literally tied! I mean, they literally said their hands were tied! And there was no rope! They were a fucking liar! Look, either you have a basic understanding of how human communication includes metaphore, analogy, imagery, equation, in which case you deserve to be derided mercilessly for wasting everyone's time with a bad faith argument, or you don't, in which case I apologize for picking on someone handicapped. I don't like kicking puppies. You can pick! I'm super generous that way! And, since this needs explaining, I know that you are not literally a puppy. I would not literally kick you, or a puppy. You see, the word "puppy" in this context is just a stand-in to express the concept of something helpless and innocent and powerless and good-natured on top of all that.
        wakeforce 3y ago
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        Pulcinella 3y ago
        Fo someone who doesn't like being metaphorically spit upon, you sure do like swearing at me and calling me names.
        3y ago