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>some supposed status symbols are breathtakingly stupid to care about. All status symbols are stupid, that's part of the point. That has never mattered. It doe
by mrguyorama 2y ago
>some supposed status symbols are breathtakingly stupid to care about.
All status symbols are stupid, that's part of the point. That has never mattered. It doesn't matter how stupid a symbol is, it can still have tangible effects on you and your life.
Humans are social animals first and foremost, and are not rational in any way. Tribalism is literally the point.
- ghaff 2y agoYou're not entirely wrong but also not my nor Apple's problem. Things like universities can be status symbols but they're mostly not entirely status symbols. Plenty of other things like that too. But if it's not bubble color, it will be the type of sneakers kids wear or whatever else is the fashion of the moment.
- bombcar 2y agoIt's not the bubble color; it's that (early) iMessage groups were much better than SMS groups, and so if you added a greenie it resulted in a worse experience. That's not so much the case anymore, from what I understand (even the "reactions") work decently well, now.
- ghaff 2y agoPossibly. My use of texting groups is relatively recent.