[jiveturkey]

imho that is some serious rationalization. you likely don’t see yourself as a flashy person so you have to construct a reality where the phone is the extreme of that — anonymous.

i have news for you. for anyone that does care, you can tell an iphone X all the way across the bar.

[overcyn]

Why are you criticizing someone's personal aesthetic preferences? So you think that the iPhone X isn't understated. Doesn't mean that someone who disagrees is doing "serious rationalization" or "constructing a reality".

[jiveturkey]

You've misread. I wouldn't dare to and I'm not criticizing someone's personal aesthetic preferences.

I'm commenting on their projection of their desired reality onto the real reality.

[overcyn]

What real reality are you referring to? That the iPhone X looks flashy? Thats not an objective truth, its taste.

If someone likes driving Corvettes because they think it looks anonymous and non-descript. Who are you to tell them they're wrong. Its their opinion.