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On 27/5/25 17:35, c186282 wrote:

Just wondering - in the older days pompous braggarts
would pull a big roll of large bills from their pocket
to impress everyone. Then it was the wallet with 16
credit cards (usually all maxxed). NOW they flash
the latest multi-thousand $$$ iPhone in everyone's
faces to prove how superior they are.

So ... just wondering ... would it be SO bad if the
trade situation obliterated the iPhone ? :-)

Wanna impress people, buy a Lambo or something.

Wealth envy.

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Just wondering - in the older days pompous braggarts
would pull a big roll of large bills from their pocket
to impress everyone. Then it was the wallet with 16
credit cards (usually all maxxed). NOW they flash
the latest multi-thousand $$$ iPhone in everyone's
faces to prove how superior they are.

So ... just wondering ... would it be SO bad if the
trade situation obliterated the iPhone ? :-)

Wanna impress people, buy a Lambo or something.

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Grimble Crumble <[email protected]> wrote in news:1892110635.770085583.848539.grimblecrumble870-gmail.com@news.newsdem on.com:

c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

Just wondering - in the older days pompous braggarts
would pull a big roll of large bills from their pocket
to impress everyone. Then it was the wallet with 16
credit cards (usually all maxxed). NOW they flash
the latest multi-thousand $$$ iPhone in everyone's
faces to prove how superior they are.

So ... just wondering ... would it be SO bad if the
trade situation obliterated the iPhone ? :-)

Wanna impress people, buy a Lambo or something.

Well, you see, the trade war would only make iPhones more flex-able,
because they'll be more expensive (unless they actually move to the US
ofc). Flexing an iPhone would only mean more with tarriffs, not less.
Even with that, Apple isn't going to completely lose out, because
normal people will keep buying them. There are still good reasons to
own an iPhone.

But you are right in that flexing an iPhone is not at all impressive.
It's easy to afford "luxuries" today. It's hard to afford
"necessities". It's a complete flip from the 20th century (or even the 2000s). A flex in today's world is owning a house.

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Album by The Doobie Brothers, 1974

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On 27/5/25 17:51, Grimble Crumble wrote:

c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

Just wondering - in the older days pompous braggarts
would pull a big roll of large bills from their pocket
to impress everyone. Then it was the wallet with 16
credit cards (usually all maxxed). NOW they flash
the latest multi-thousand $$$ iPhone in everyone's
faces to prove how superior they are.

So ... just wondering ... would it be SO bad if the
trade situation obliterated the iPhone ? :-)

Wanna impress people, buy a Lambo or something.

Well, you see, the trade war would only make iPhones more flex-able,
because they'll be more expensive (unless they actually move to the US
ofc). Flexing an iPhone would only mean more with tarriffs, not less. Even with that, Apple isn't going to completely lose out, because normal people will keep buying them. There are still good reasons to own an iPhone.

But you are right in that flexing an iPhone is not at all impressive. It's easy to afford "luxuries" today. It's hard to afford "necessities". It's a complete flip from the 20th century (or even the 2000s). A flex in today's world is owning a house.

Flex me.

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Grimble Crumble wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

Just wondering - in the older days pompous braggarts
would pull a big roll of large bills from their pocket
to impress everyone. Then it was the wallet with 16
credit cards (usually all maxxed). NOW they flash
the latest multi-thousand $$$ iPhone in everyone's
faces to prove how superior they are.

So ... just wondering ... would it be SO bad if the
trade situation obliterated the iPhone ? :-)

Wanna impress people, buy a Lambo or something.

Well, you see, the trade war would only make iPhones more flex-able,
because they'll be more expensive (unless they actually move to the US
ofc). Flexing an iPhone would only mean more with tarriffs, not less. Even with that, Apple isn't going to completely lose out, because normal people will keep buying them. There are still good reasons to own an iPhone.

But you are right in that flexing an iPhone is not at all impressive. It's easy to afford "luxuries" today. It's hard to afford "necessities". It's a complete flip from the 20th century (or even the 2000s). A flex in today's world is owning a house.

For my previous phone, I switched to iPhone. A nice piece of gear, but the Apple silo isn't so nice. I also got tired of the thing going active in
my pocket.

My current phone is a Samsung Galaxy S24. Just as good a piece of gear.
And it won't turn on accidentally in my pocket. Also, I can bypass
the Samsung silo. I can create and add my own ringtones.

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On 27/5/25 17:35, c186282 wrote:

Just wondering - in the older days pompous braggarts
would pull a big roll of large bills from their pocket
to impress everyone. Then it was the wallet with 16
credit cards (usually all maxxed). NOW they flash
the latest multi-thousand $$$ iPhone in everyone's
faces to prove how superior they are.

So ... just wondering ... would it be SO bad if the
trade situation obliterated the iPhone ? :-)

Wanna impress people, buy a Lambo or something.

Wealth envy.

My Maserati does 185
I lost my license, now I don't drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked

-- Joe Walsh "Life's Been Good"

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