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Re:That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and p... by skywhopper on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @10:15AM (#11344622)
In reply to pc86, yes, exactly. Do you believe everyone should make purely rational financial decisions, or only the poorest people in our society?
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Re:That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and p... by JohnBooty on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @10:47AM (#11344939)
It's funny how people generally only make these criticisms of "poor" peoples' purchases.

You never hear people criticizing some middle-class guy for spending $27,000 on a Honda Accord instead of paying for a year of his kid's college education.

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Re:That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and p... by ams6110 on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @11:04AM (#11345108)
You do hear that, if you listen to the right people.
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Re:That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and p... by JohnBooty on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @12:13PM (#11345744)
Admittedly, I hear that criticism of middle-class purchases quite a bit, among friends and family.

But when it comes to criticism of strangers, I just never hear it directed at the middle-class stranger in his Honda Accord. It's always directed at the lower-economic-class stranger and his $100 sneakers.

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