celticninja 5 months ago

Just because some idiots will buy anything apple related doesn't mean it was good and should not have been mocked

ungreased0675 5 months ago

There’s a common and incorrect heuristic that commercial success is validation something is good. I encounter it a lot when talking about music. Just because something is popular doesn’t make it good.

metadope 5 months ago

This fashion fad proves the adage "Some People just have too much money".

We need this accessory, or something else like this, because of the phatness of phablet-sized phones. But we don't need the overpriced fashion.

This story makes for an apt addendum to the current active HN discussion around poverty (Being poor vs. being broke)<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45928912>

When you're poor you find your fashion in resale shops and free stores.

HardwareLust 5 months ago

Apple manipulating a small group of people using FOMO to buy a pointless trinket isn't exactly a validation of the concept.

_wire_ 5 months ago

Get the artifact while you can!