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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Apple def doesn’t have the status symbol effect that it used to.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's still there for some other Apple products, especially outside the US. I went to a generic electronics shop to buy some headphones and mentioned they're for my new MacBook, and the worker replied "Congratulations"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

c/nothingeverhappens

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

At least in quebec among teens, it absolutely does