[wpm]

Haha yeah! Mac users just buy them to look cool while they write their whatever in the coffee shop! This is definitely not a preposterous and outdated observation/joke!

[dsego]

Wasn't there a trend where kids were just wearing dead apple watches as accessories? It's just a status symbol, like gold bracelets.

[wett]

I just graduated college and I’ve never heard of this. Can’t find anything about it online either.

You can get a functional Apple Watch on Facebook for 50-100 bucks. So not much of a signal for status.

We have much sillier, trendier accessories to choose from :)

[dsego]

Might be just a certain demographic then, there was a viral tiktok with athletes wearing dead apple watches.

[internet2000]

Are you not in the United States?

[dsego]

I'm not.

[lukan]

Not every kid has 50-100 bucks avaiable.

[al_borland]

I heard this was a thing with AirPods when they first came out.

I was recently at the airport and also saw several pairs of fake AirPod Max headphones. They looked fine from a distance, but up close it was really obvious and they looked bad.

[KPGv2]

Yeah, and there are kids pooping in litterboxes in Texas schools! /s

I would never trust media covering youth trends. It's a bunch of 50yos whose teenager told them something as a joke and they took it seriously.

See also: latest millennial trend is avocado toast, and that's why they're all broke

[andrepd]

Sounds like it hit a nerve to be honest

[throw4847285]

I have both a Windows and a Mac. What triggers me isn't people insulting Apple products, but immature, gaming-forum ass, console warring. People need to grow up.

[andrepd]

It was GP who came up with the gaming forum-ads reply! :) As a straw man, super defensive in response to a mild comment.

[KPGv2]

I have one because I am a professional with a job and don't have time to mess around with Linux on my laptop when I'm not getting paid. That leaves Windows and macOS. I haven't had a good Windows experience since XP.

[wpm]

says stupid thing

"wow that's stupid"

"Hehe sounds like it hit a nerve to be honest"