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Re:U.S. bans WeChat, TikTok, citing national security reasons by filoleg on Saturday September 19, 2020 @01:09AM (#24525285)
Not necessarily, more like just something that makes you feel like you stand out from the crowd. Whether it actually makes you stand out or not doesn’t matter that much.
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Re:U.S. bans WeChat, TikTok, citing national security reasons by scarface74 on Saturday September 19, 2020 @01:13AM (#24525302)
Geeks have been saying Apple products were “status symbols” since the iPod was introduced in 2001. Just maybe people want Apple products because they feel they are better?
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