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by int_19h 913 days ago
A big part of Apple's appeal outside of tech circles is exclusivity. When people talk about premium whatever, more often than not it just means "what the plebs don't have". From that perspective, performative exclusion of oneself from some circles can be seen as a feature and not a bug. Nor is this US-specific - iPhone is even more of a luxury status symbol in much of Asia.