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“Force”? No one is forced to give in to peer pressure by buying something. It’s one thing to want to fit in, but then we should also force clothing to not have
by op00to 3y ago
“Force”? No one is forced to give in to peer pressure by buying something.
It’s one thing to want to fit in, but then we should also force clothing to not have visible brands so kids can’t compare what clothes they have, and youth sports teams so kids can’t exclude non-sports playing peers.
- hu3 3y agoThe analogy doesn't hold because Nike shirts looks and behaves just the same regardless of my jeans brand. Whereas a green bubble means degraded experience for the entire messaging group just because of that one guy.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThen use the myriad other cross platform apps. Also, one’s appearance can also cause a group to be viewed and treated differently, akin to degrading the “experience”.
- hu3 3y agoYes, it would help US teens were convinced to use another communication app that treated people equally in a group regardless of their phones. But they are teens and culture from network effects is hard to change. Or a much easier approach, Apple could fix that, if they wanted. But they don't because iPhones would lose their status symbol (blue bubble) and teens could then buy other phones without suffering rejection in groups. Apple can't have that. If culture among teens is hard to change and Apple values income above all, it's up to regulators. But US regulators aren't as active than EU.