> Are there really people that adjust their social circles based on what type of phone someone is using? Your wording suggests it's an active decision where th

> Are there really people that adjust their social circles based on what type of phone someone is using? Your wording suggests it's an active decision where they immediately cut someone out because the communication turns green. And for some, it is an active decision. It's a common "joke" to poke fun at people for making the bubbles green too. But the more insidious way it arises is like how you might see patches of grass dying off due to shade and eventually turning to dirt. Someone sends a meme or a video or a picture to the MMS friendgroup, no one can see it as it was originally intended, so the iPhone users create a "sidechannel" (way easier than moving to an entirely different app) iMessage group where they share the memes and videos. Eventually the culture between the MMS friendgroup and the sidechannel friendgroup diverge until they no longer associate. The blue grass grows while the green grass turns into a patch of dirt.