Re: Why do people buy the iPhone X?
I agree that it's irrational to dismiss people who like iPhones just because you don't like them. That said, this made me think:
"If you were talking about people who spend more to buy a BMW instead of a Kia, I greatly doubt that you would be calling BMW buyers "fanbois""
Historically, I've thought of BMW owners in exactly this way for most of my life, and your statement made me question why. The answer is because every BMW owner I've known has owned one because of the social statement it makes rather than because of some sort of technical superiority. In other words, in my experience, people own BMWs for reasons that are only tangentially related to the car. In that sense, they are rather similar to an awful lot of iPhone owners.
Even so, I'll never say those people are wrong in their preference. Personal preferences are just that, after all, and the fact that something that is important to them is not important to me doesn't make them (or me) incorrect.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
