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by carlosjobim 505 days ago
Of course it's just for showing off, just like carpenters and plumbers buy expensive professional tools to show off. The worst I saw was an office worker who had a comfortable chair, when everybody knows you can work just as well sitting on a cheap stool. Show offs...
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If this were true, people who have most money and need tools most would be people buying Apple.

Instead, people take loans to buy Apple to show how cool and rich they are.