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Drael646464 You do belong to an insecure and shallow generation. Like the 80s kids concerned with appearances and branding.
Coming from a generation that dabbled in anti-establishment, dirty fashion, secondhand clothes, punk hair, it was pure shock to me to see a generation coming through wanting business degrees and brand product clothes, a model of total conformity.
I don't say any of that with the intention of offense, I am just trying to make honest observations. Not saying anti-establishment was hugely effective either.
For a generation so painfully self-aware, it seems like a glaring blindspot. I guess its a consequence of selfie culture and social messaging. Everyone feels inadequate so they surround themselves with totems and symbols of protection.
Still, whatever effect that is, its dying to some degree.
Younger kids have moved to more private networks like snapchat, where the pressure is lower. Aware from the glare, is their trend.
There's the slow rise of things like psychedelic music, indie rock - things that are more about the inner than the outer. The iPhone has died massively in popularity. I guess things move in waves.
Fashion, like economic markets have their point of saturation. Fashion is connected to freshness, and exclusivity. Which is why iPhone is no long the most popular phone - your grandma has one. How can it be cool when granny rocks it.....Part of why smoking fell out of favour.
I think the best comparison might be the big screen TV, or computer. Its kind of cool, if its high end, also kind of douchebagy like a gold ring. Its probably more cool, if it doesn't cost as much, because its relateable. And definitely don't talk about features or brag. Like somewhere between cool and gaudy.
It's been past "peak cool" for quite some time, and on the way down that slow, its likely to become fairly mundane. Something like a ps4, or a nice TV set. Heck it could easily get to the point where its uncool to spend lots of money on a smartphone or if another device comes along, to even own one. Things move in waves.
But I don't think there is any intention prosumers, or regular consumers buy the new BB devices. They are priced high, and designed to go with a suit.