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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

ITT: ppl who take jokes too serious.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

Yes, this was just a meant to small dig about these debates beeing stupid and pointless, especially on a memes subreddit.

People are taking this way too serious. Proves my point of the original post not fitting a memes subreddit.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Same energy Same Energy

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If this is still about the Android vs iPhone thing, you're still wrong

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m on neither side, I just think these kind of arguments don’t fit a memes subreddit, so I wanted to memify the original post.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Ah ok, take your upvote then

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Isn't this almost the inverse argument to the android vs iPhone thing? Like the iPhone being (traditionally) more expensive for the "same technology from 5 years ago"? I don't really have a horse in this race, I'm a firm believer in use what you like and is easiest/best for you. But I do feel compelled to call this one out a bit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

The meme they’re satirizing directly, this one here, was comparing an $800 iPhone 16 with a $1300 Xperia 1 iii from three years ago.

It was pointed out several times that a few of the specs listed were things available on the iPhone 13 Pro, for a similar price point, also in 2021.

Comparing an older, more expensive thing to a newer, cheaper thing and claiming the newer cheaper thing users are missing out is disingenuous.

But of course the whole thing is stupid. People should just buy the phone they want that meets their needs and their wallets. My suspicion is that this type of behavior is the same as it was during the console wars: deep down people are insecure about their decisions and so they mock the decisions of others.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree, this is poor satire.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I disagree entirely - the first one I saw was comparing the base model iPhone 16 to a flagship Sony from some years back. This was spot on, and I loled hard. Kudos @[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Maybe the mark is missed for me because no iPhone in existence is marketed as a standard everyday driver. They're always various levels of "luxury" or "pro". More comparable to a Lexus or a Lincoln.

It's also fixed one of the flaws of the original by increasing the time difference. 2005-2024 is a meaningful difference in the market, but 2021-2024 isn't (unless Apple harped on 2024 specifically for some reason).

A more accurate comparison and one that exposes the weaknesses of the original might be a 2024 BMW vs a 2023 Bugatti, a new upper class car vs a recent top class supercar. Fewer of that argument's flaws are due to exaggeration and more are presented in the original, which would be a better exposition of truth to satirize with.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Bugatti is a French manufacturer owned by VW since way before 2005.
It has nothing to do with the Italian manufacturer (apart from the name), which discontinued production in 1963.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The original company was never Italian. The founder was Italian, but the company was incorporated in German Alsace, which then became French Alsace after the Great War. There was a brief attempt at a revival in Italy in the late 80s, early 90s, but it didn't really go anywhere. Today's company is French and is mostly controlled by the Croat Rimac (and partially by Porsche, which owns VW, which owns Porsche)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Du you mean Porsche, which owns VW, which owns Porsche, which owns Wissing?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It triggered me too 👍🏻🇮🇹😅

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

I liked the meme OP. Everyone is nitpicking too much.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Could someone explain how they're going to drive 407 km/h in traffic jam? Or in a city, in general?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you are only driving in cities and in traffic jams, then a 50km/h car would be plenty sufficient. I don’t think anyone drives over 250km/h in these things, even in Germany. Most countires have much lower speed limits anyways.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don’t think anyone drives over 250km/h in these things, even in Germany

Don't challenge them any more than they already do themselves...
Just search "300 kph on autobahn" gives too many results like this dude: https://youtu.be/7pg1hhW5qhM?si=KzGOg-myiyaMRw60

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Why is he driving in 2 lanes, and taking his hands off the wheel? Also, I don't understand why he is rapidly slowing down in the fast lane. Is he brain dead?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

people with AMGs and BMW Ms drive that on the autobahn.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Only because theres a old white rusty Mercedes Sprinter behind them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

With a romanian license plate

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

They don’t, it’s for track driving and racing as a hobby

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Physics hardly slows you down if you go fast enough.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Even if they could go 407 km/h all the time they would have to change tires more often than filling the gas tank

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No Apple CarPlay. Can you even call it a car?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

This is me looking for a new ride. Don't wanna mess with an aftermarket headunit anymore so I'm looking for something with Android Auto

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Rental agency ran out of the car I chose. Gave me this pos. I banged my head getting in three times before I remembered: this is the worst car ever made.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I actually enjoyed the meme but I think because of the analogy's incongruity it would be better received as a shitpost

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That’s such bullshit