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		kalleboo on April 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup... > If everyone has one, it's not a status symbol iPhones somehow manage to be a status symbol even with 50% of the US population owning one

chrisco255 on April 21, 2023 [–]

Really, iPhones are status symbols, in 2023? Do people turn their head to look at you as you walk down the street, because you own an iPhone?

kalleboo on April 21, 2023 | [–]

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