Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
by snowwrestler on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @09:44AM
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Which makes it hard to distinguish between a real phenomenon, and a rationalization that people employ to frame their consumer choices as superior to others'.
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Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
by FussyZeus on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @09:52AM
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Baffling the more vulnerable customers with bullshit to sell them expensive things is hardly a phenomenon isolated to Apple or even to the United States. That's a proud cornerstone of Capitalism.
One could argue a whole lot of highly valued startups are built on the premise of selling conveniences to people with far too much money and not enough sense.