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Why would you be embarrassed to tell people about your phone? For that matter, how often are you discussing your phone with anyone? Having lived on burner pho

by taeric 2y ago

Why would you be embarrassed to tell people about your phone? For that matter, how often are you discussing your phone with anyone? Having lived on burner phones for a time, I can tell you that virtually nobody noticed. Or cared. Edit: And apologies, I forgot to address your challenge. Amusingly, I don't have social media installed on my phone. I do what I can to not even look at email on my phone. Fairly successful at it, all told.

nomel 2y ago
> Why would you be embarrassed to tell people about your phone? Precisely because of people like you, that can't appreciate differences personal preference: > People want to virtue signal that they are above the mindless masses that you can turn into easily with a modern phone.
- taeric 2y ago
  That I understand it is a personal preference is why I don't care what sort of phone you have... Nor does my phone type ever come up. Occasionally, someone realizes I don't get their texts because they are apple. Is like caring what someone's TV is setup like. It just doesn't matter. So, let me restate a little. The type of people that bring this up are all too often not serious on it. They sometimes want to be, in a declared preference way, but they could easily act on it and have a cheaper phone. It is not a hard choice to make. Nor is it expensive.
  - nomel 2y ago
    > The type of people that bring this up are all too often not serious on it. As you again just demonstrated, silly judgmental perspectives like this is precisely why I would never bring it up. You're asking me why I wouldn't, and then telling me negative things about people who would. I don't enjoy these types of interactions. Getting a potential spotlight from someone baselessly judgmental, and then having to defend yourself, is not my idea of a good time. It's embarrassing. Some people are weirded out when someone does something slightly different, seemingly causing some strange tribalism region of their brain to activate, putting the other person into a "them" category, filled with negativities. I find it very strange, and I try to not associate with people like that. I think categorizing is a post-fact thing, not a pre-fact thing.
    - taeric 2y ago
      I didn't ask why you wouldn't bring it up, I asked why you would be embarrassed. I would similarly ask why someone else would ask. My assertion being that nobody cares what anyone else's phone is. I'd assume if you bring up your phone, it is something you want to talk about, so I'd let you. I might even be interested in your interests in your phone. Ahead of time, though, I flat don't care. There are countless choices you can make in life that nobody else cares about. What brand of shoe are you wearing? What style? What brand of shirt? What style of cuff? Collar? Buttons? Do you wear pins with your outfit? I don't even think my points here are interesting. You shouldn't let yourself be influenced by what others care about in things that don't matter. More, I don't think my points here are counter to your declared preferences. I agree that it is strange to care about someone doing something slightly different. I'm not the one that said I'm embarrassed when I do, though? Edit: Also wanted to say that "this" got shifted some there. The sentence I had in the last saying people that bring this up are not serious on it, is on people that bring up wanting a cheap phone. It is not necessarily a bad unseriousness. But it is unserious. Nothing is stopping you from getting a cheap phone today.

by taeric 2y ago

nomel 2y ago

> Why would you be embarrassed to tell people about your phone? Precisely because of people like you, that can't appreciate differences personal preference: > People want to virtue signal that they are above the mindless masses that you can turn into easily with a modern phone.

taeric 2y ago
That I understand it is a personal preference is why I don't care what sort of phone you have... Nor does my phone type ever come up. Occasionally, someone realizes I don't get their texts because they are apple. Is like caring what someone's TV is setup like. It just doesn't matter. So, let me restate a little. The type of people that bring this up are all too often not serious on it. They sometimes want to be, in a declared preference way, but they could easily act on it and have a cheaper phone. It is not a hard choice to make. Nor is it expensive.
- nomel 2y ago
  > The type of people that bring this up are all too often not serious on it. As you again just demonstrated, silly judgmental perspectives like this is precisely why I would never bring it up. You're asking me why I wouldn't, and then telling me negative things about people who would. I don't enjoy these types of interactions. Getting a potential spotlight from someone baselessly judgmental, and then having to defend yourself, is not my idea of a good time. It's embarrassing. Some people are weirded out when someone does something slightly different, seemingly causing some strange tribalism region of their brain to activate, putting the other person into a "them" category, filled with negativities. I find it very strange, and I try to not associate with people like that. I think categorizing is a post-fact thing, not a pre-fact thing.
  - taeric 2y ago
    I didn't ask why you wouldn't bring it up, I asked why you would be embarrassed. I would similarly ask why someone else would ask. My assertion being that nobody cares what anyone else's phone is. I'd assume if you bring up your phone, it is something you want to talk about, so I'd let you. I might even be interested in your interests in your phone. Ahead of time, though, I flat don't care. There are countless choices you can make in life that nobody else cares about. What brand of shoe are you wearing? What style? What brand of shirt? What style of cuff? Collar? Buttons? Do you wear pins with your outfit? I don't even think my points here are interesting. You shouldn't let yourself be influenced by what others care about in things that don't matter. More, I don't think my points here are counter to your declared preferences. I agree that it is strange to care about someone doing something slightly different. I'm not the one that said I'm embarrassed when I do, though? Edit: Also wanted to say that "this" got shifted some there. The sentence I had in the last saying people that bring this up are not serious on it, is on people that bring up wanting a cheap phone. It is not necessarily a bad unseriousness. But it is unserious. Nothing is stopping you from getting a cheap phone today.