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I don’t. I just use the phone because it works well with my laptop. My previous one was all banged up and scratched, so I wouldn’t really call it a status symbol.

I don’t really care about status though. My friends are a bunch of misfits. If it bothers you that people are using something as a status symbol, perhaps you’re more concerned about status than you realize. I’d love to just advise you to stop caring about that but it’s not that easy. Status seeking is a pretty common, normal behaviour.

Some Iphone users behave as if they're in a cult. Worse, Apple treats customers without Iphones/Macs as inferior to their golden children even while selling services that don't require Apple hardware.

I subscribed to Apple TV+ and dealing with the company was infuriating. Every single support rep instructed me to do something to solve a problem using my Iphone or Mac. The last straw was when I wanted to add another profile to my account and was told the company has made it impossible without Apple hardware. The rep actually told me to find someone with an Iphone to help. I cancelled Apple TV+ instead.

One member of the Iphone cult I know was going on and on about a problem she was having receiving calls. When I mentioned a relatively minor problem with my phone her immediate response was "That's because you have Android." It was comical.

People shallow enough to believe they're superior because they own an Iphone aren't worth being around anyway.

If there was another decent mobile phone, the same size as the SE, I would seriously consider it.

My daughter wanted an iPhone when she was in high school because her friends played the arcade games together on it. That was the only reason she wanted it.

Apple tells them to.

They bought it specifically for that purpose.

they haven't outgrown being incredibly stupid and some never will.

Not a youngster, but I would say because it’s a simple choice. Don’t have to think which brand sporting Android is better and definitely don’t have to worry about what custom ROM to install. Troubleshooting between different models can be a pain. People just want something that works out of the box without having to be an expert.

1 choice (mainly) vs (too) many choices.

That’s why I make sure mine is old and cracked, dented, and scuffed to shit to make sure no one makes that mistake.

I don’t see it as a status symbol. Hate is a strong word… I could describe the process I go through just to save a jpeg, but I don’t have the patience. It’s simply the cheapest phone that I consider secure.

I'm a college student and I don't feel this way at all. Maybe you'll get some quick jokes about being a poor Android user sometimes but it's mostly playful.

I convinced my college friend to try out Android and he likes his moto flip fold phone now.

Apple has cleverly made their phones a luxury symbol. In 2014, Apple hired the CEO of Burberry, Angela Ahrendts to be their Vice President. I believe this was the period when their Apple stores got a huge revamp to look all clean and minimalistic.

But in general, I don't think anybody really gives a shit. Even less so the ones ones who actually know about technology.

The only reason I have an iPhone is because our car only has Apple CarPlay installed (or whatever it's called). I can never go back to mounting my phone on the dash and using the tiny phone screen for maps and music.