tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25188032.post1530290051514731193..comments2023-10-31T06:01:20.299-04:00Comments on Social class on campus: iPhones and Social ClassWill Barratthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03917815328558062788noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25188032.post-82920776028703475782014-11-10T10:36:36.768-05:002014-11-10T10:36:36.768-05:00I think this is an interesting idea. However, I th...I think this is an interesting idea. However, I think using the phone is a bad example for the socio/class dynamics where using the laptop is a much better view. A lot of phone stores will have the second to latest iphone available for free with an upgrade. I know I chose the [free] iphone because I believed they held up better and would last longer. I think many people from every class range probably had similar experiences. However, the laptops I do think are a great example. Being able to afford a macbook is a sign of wealth in many ways. I think an equally pressing matter is how the people with less money end up being the people who get the lesser of the technology and probably have to replace sooner in the end spending more in the long run than the one time apple spender.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469223412070586366noreply@blogger.com