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The author presupposes that rich people buy more expensive things. Some rich people are rich because they are frugal consumers.
by hawkharris 13y ago
The author presupposes that rich people buy more expensive things. Some rich people are rich because they are frugal consumers.
- mikeash 13y agoAnd yet, the iPhones show up in the wealthier areas just the same.
- hawkharris 13y agoThat's a correlation.
- mikeash 13y agoYes, and you seem to object to this correlation for some reason even though it's fairly clearly there.
- hawkharris 13y agoSee the comment thread above. The author didn't just present the data; she suggested that mobile phones are linked to socio-economic status.
- mikeash 13y agoYes, and "linked to" is just another way of saying "correlated". I don't understand why you seem to be OK with one term but not the other.
- pessimizer 13y agoThe author didn't presuppose anything; you're projecting. The author showed you maps of the tweets of iphone users and they were concentrated in relatively wealthy areas.
- hawkharris 13y agoYou should read the whole article again. The author didn't just present the data; she suggested that mobile phones are linked to socio-economic status. For example: "Among other things, cell phone brands say something about socio-economics – it takes a lot of money to buy a new iPhone 5 (and even more money to keep up with the latest models that come out faster than plan upgrades do)." While it's true that iPhones cost more, they do not necessarily say something about socioeconomic status. Wealthy consumers may be frugal and purchase less expensive phones; less wealthy consumers stretch their budgets to buy iPhones.