Haha yeah! Mac users just buy them to look cool while they write their whatever ...

dsego · 2026-06-30T07:35:54 1782804954

Wasn't there a trend where kids were just wearing dead apple watches as accessories? It's just a status symbol, like gold bracelets.

wett · 2026-06-30T09:00:57 1782810057

I just graduated college and I’ve never heard of this. Can’t find anything about it online either.

You can get a functional Apple Watch on Facebook for 50-100 bucks. So not much of a signal for status.

We have much sillier, trendier accessories to choose from :)

dsego · 2026-06-30T10:38:13 1782815893

Might be just a certain demographic then, there was a viral tiktok with athletes wearing dead apple watches.

internet2000 · 2026-06-30T12:55:05 1782824105

Are you not in the United States?

dsego · 2026-06-30T13:52:55 1782827575

I'm not.

lukan · 2026-06-30T10:41:45 1782816105

Not every kid has 50-100 bucks avaiable.

al_borland · 2026-06-30T14:37:13 1782830233

I heard this was a thing with AirPods when they first came out.

I was recently at the airport and also saw several pairs of fake AirPod Max headphones. They looked fine from a distance, but up close it was really obvious and they looked bad.

KPGv2 · 2026-06-30T11:11:14 1782817874

Yeah, and there are kids pooping in litterboxes in Texas schools! /s

I would never trust media covering youth trends. It's a bunch of 50yos whose teenager told them something as a joke and they took it seriously.

See also: latest millennial trend is avocado toast, and that's why they're all broke

andrepd · 2026-06-30T07:36:45 1782805005

Sounds like it hit a nerve to be honest

throw4847285 · 2026-06-30T16:15:04 1782836104

I have both a Windows and a Mac. What triggers me isn't people insulting Apple products, but immature, gaming-forum ass, console warring. People need to grow up.

andrepd · 2026-07-02T05:48:17 1782971297

It was GP who came up with the gaming forum-ads reply! :) As a straw man, super defensive in response to a mild comment.

KPGv2 · 2026-06-30T11:14:05 1782818045

I have one because I am a professional with a job and don't have time to mess around with Linux on my laptop when I'm not getting paid. That leaves Windows and macOS. I haven't had a good Windows experience since XP.

wpm · 2026-07-01T00:33:10 1782865990

says stupid thing

"wow that's stupid"

"Hehe sounds like it hit a nerve to be honest"