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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

being anti smart phone is not snobbery.

i haven't read the rest, but i was going to comment to DB that suchfriends is not necessarily anti-technology but rather and more broadly a liberal who thinks he knows what is best for all. in that sense he could be called a snob. which is not a major offense, is it? i mean, everyone is a poser in some way or another. it's social life.

but back to topic-- what people don't need they won't buy. sure, they might buy for reasons you and i don't agree (e.g., status), but if a product doesn't deliver its promise people stop buying it and businesses discontinue it or go broke. e.g., the palm pilot.

i used to be a liberal too and yes i tend to be a know-it-all so it comes naturally but i also think that i don't know more than the market-- it's not up to me to decide what my neighbor or some person 5,000 miles away needs or doesn't need-- they should spend their money as they see fit. i mean, i may have many more opinions (millions) than i have assholes (only one) but one of those opinions is that i trust markets more than i trust some moral authority to decide what people need.