▲ 55 ▼ CXMT Surpasses 90% DDR5 Yield, Challenges Industry Giants (www.techpowerup.com) submitted 3 weeks ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) lol there is that demographic for sure permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) i used to lol at them too; but ever since switching to working at a community service non-profit, where they're the primary clientele; i've learned that they're the overwhelming majority of this country's working poor. the social workers have to employ bizarre tactics to get them to re-prioritize keeping food on the table over the social stigma of using android -- the fake temu iphones have been a godsend in this regard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it's kind of crazy how obsessed people can be with status permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it's easy to understand if you grew up in this country under similar circumstances. when i was young, i remember feeling that my family was superior over every one else in my neighborhood because we traded in a car for an x386 w internet access and nobody else had any computers nor internet access, and the behavior of the others because of it reinforced that feeling for me. i imagine that owning the newest iphone is the modern day equivalent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) yeah pretty much, the society here drills into you that owning more stuff is how you show you're successful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it reaches a tragic and ludicrous level when you have to convince a young parent that their child can't survive on school cafeteria food alone for several months in order to buy another iphone to replace a broken one instead of buying an $100 android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago yeah that's grim permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) i used to lol at them too; but ever since switching to working at a community service non-profit, where they're the primary clientele; i've learned that they're the overwhelming majority of this country's working poor. the social workers have to employ bizarre tactics to get them to re-prioritize keeping food on the table over the social stigma of using android -- the fake temu iphones have been a godsend in this regard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it's kind of crazy how obsessed people can be with status permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it's easy to understand if you grew up in this country under similar circumstances. when i was young, i remember feeling that my family was superior over every one else in my neighborhood because we traded in a car for an x386 w internet access and nobody else had any computers nor internet access, and the behavior of the others because of it reinforced that feeling for me. i imagine that owning the newest iphone is the modern day equivalent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) yeah pretty much, the society here drills into you that owning more stuff is how you show you're successful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it reaches a tragic and ludicrous level when you have to convince a young parent that their child can't survive on school cafeteria food alone for several months in order to buy another iphone to replace a broken one instead of buying an $100 android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago yeah that's grim permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it's kind of crazy how obsessed people can be with status permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it's easy to understand if you grew up in this country under similar circumstances. when i was young, i remember feeling that my family was superior over every one else in my neighborhood because we traded in a car for an x386 w internet access and nobody else had any computers nor internet access, and the behavior of the others because of it reinforced that feeling for me. i imagine that owning the newest iphone is the modern day equivalent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) yeah pretty much, the society here drills into you that owning more stuff is how you show you're successful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it reaches a tragic and ludicrous level when you have to convince a young parent that their child can't survive on school cafeteria food alone for several months in order to buy another iphone to replace a broken one instead of buying an $100 android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago yeah that's grim permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it's easy to understand if you grew up in this country under similar circumstances. when i was young, i remember feeling that my family was superior over every one else in my neighborhood because we traded in a car for an x386 w internet access and nobody else had any computers nor internet access, and the behavior of the others because of it reinforced that feeling for me. i imagine that owning the newest iphone is the modern day equivalent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) yeah pretty much, the society here drills into you that owning more stuff is how you show you're successful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it reaches a tragic and ludicrous level when you have to convince a young parent that their child can't survive on school cafeteria food alone for several months in order to buy another iphone to replace a broken one instead of buying an $100 android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago yeah that's grim permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) yeah pretty much, the society here drills into you that owning more stuff is how you show you're successful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it reaches a tragic and ludicrous level when you have to convince a young parent that their child can't survive on school cafeteria food alone for several months in order to buy another iphone to replace a broken one instead of buying an $100 android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago yeah that's grim permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) it reaches a tragic and ludicrous level when you have to convince a young parent that their child can't survive on school cafeteria food alone for several months in order to buy another iphone to replace a broken one instead of buying an $100 android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago yeah that's grim permalink fedilink source parent