Listening to ATP and Marco is harping on this point again, which is also shared with other tech podcasters:

Older device looks old (as in, badly).

I don’t like this mentality. It stinks of wealthy people sneering at those who aren’t interested in breathlessly spending money.

@wearsmanyhats I understand how easy it is for us to become trapped by the mindset and language of our bubbles. It’s a shame he so often uses limited, extreme language that does nothing to make his viewpoint any clearer; ironically, it’s the kind of tabloid style language he used to whine about all of the time whenever big publications would quote his blog posts.

@pcora @pimoore The thing that bothers me is that it’s pretty much the only part of the show that bothers me. It’s like a niggling injury that flares up rarely but when it does… ugh.

@pimoore I think that might happen with me as I get back into reading proper, as well as busier with life in general.