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Re:Poverty in America: Greater Than Statistics Indicate by loco5niner on Friday November 30, 2018 @05:11PM (#18573185)
>Being able to send the same emojis to communicate effectively and having blue bubbles is a lot more valuable than you might think

That's pretty hard to believe.

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Re:Poverty in America: Greater Than Statistics Indicate by reidjs on Friday November 30, 2018 @05:43PM (#18573430)
I thought so too for a long time, but I have met a woman who confused in me that she will not date men if they have an Android phone. I doubt she’s the only one.
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Re:Poverty in America: Greater Than Statistics Indicate by ams6110 on Friday November 30, 2018 @06:14PM (#18573622)
Hope you didn't ask her for a second date.
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Re:Poverty in America: Greater Than Statistics Indicate by loco5niner on Monday December 03, 2018 @12:38PM (#18590801)
Ah, so pretty much the same thing as spending money on a car you can't afford, but on a lower scale.

Seems pretty not-valuable to me.

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Re:Poverty in America: Greater Than Statistics Indicate by gniv on Friday November 30, 2018 @11:06PM (#18575075)
Oh, it's a thing. Random article about it: https://gizmodo.com/im-buying-an-iphone-because-im-ashamed-o...
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Re:Poverty in America: Greater Than Statistics Indicate by loco5niner on Monday December 03, 2018 @06:19PM (#18594186)
Doesn't mean it brings value.
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