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The fact that the most maxed-out mainstream phone (iPhone Duo 2TB at $3199 retail no subsidy) will sit at about 3X the *average* price of a phone means smartphones actually have a flatter mid-to-top pricing curve than most goods, to be honest.

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Consumer tech (and cars) are the last qualified indulgence of the middle class. We can definitely talk about how both impact consumer credit in scary ways, but it feels unfair to be using a $2000 phone as THE exemplar of luxury overreach when folks out there gleefully drop six digits on watches.

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And I know this is an apologia for tech because I am, admittedly, a gadget addict, but the return on investment for a productive tool is so much greater than the pure luxury goods that still fly off shelves and that truly exemplify the Gilded Age. Like, I write/research on my phone now sans laptop!

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The reality is that most people “buying” this phone will be doing so thru a heavily subsidized/financed wireless subscription, amortized over two to three years. Buying a phone is now much more like buying a car than say, jewelry. It’s not quite like walking out of Prada with a $5K Galleria bag.

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Yes, $2000 is expensive as hell, but there have been iPhones at that price point the last two years. The Duo *starts* at $1999, but it has all new tech, two batteries, two screens (one being 2x the size of most prior iPhones) and an extra camera. And it’s about the same price as its Samsung peer.

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Using an image, show an episode of Star Trek you are sure you’ve seen more than ten times.

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He’s collecting ‘em all like Pokémon

The Constitution says a president can be impeached for:
1. Abuse of power.
2. Corruption.
3. Obstruction.
4. Defying the courts.
5. Political retaliation.
6. Election interference.
7. Personal gain.
8. Undermining the Constitution.
9. Treason.

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 09/09/2026

iPhone Duo for the number of incomes you need to buy one but damn I do want it

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New RFK Jr achievement unlocked

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 09/09/2026

Dark omen: Came across these two pigeons feeding on the roadkill corpse of another pigeon, wtf

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 09/09/2026

Dark omen: Came across these two pigeons feeding on the roadkill corpse of another pigeon, wtf

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 08/09/2026

I think you mean Americanese

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Mar a Lago will, by law, have to be renamed “Sea-to-Lake.” Honestly De Santis is petty enough to do it.

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In fact, “America” shouldn’t be named after some fruity Italian dude, it should have a masculine-ass MAGA name, like “Chad.” Except there already is a “shithole country” named Chad, so we’d have to take that over and rename it “New Chad.” ….Does (New) Chad have oil?

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So if Trump’s goal is to eliminate all foreign references from American place names, “New York” should also be “New America,” “Los Angeles” should be “The Angels,” and and “San Francisco” should be “Saint Frankie.”

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico, one of the great vote cheating states of all time, to NEW AMERICA.
So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State.
Wow, I Love It!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP
@GIZMOMEMES
WELCOME TO
NEW AMERICA
LAN
NCHANTMI

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Incredible BlueSky of the Living Dead

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 02/09/2026

Stunning accuracy from an administration that has repeatedly delivered nothing but falsehoods until now

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It works both ways! We have seen incredibly progressive Dems win primaries, and we’ve seen centrist Dems pushed left with bold grassroots action and the support of high-placed progressives like Bernie, AOC and Warren. But letting Republicans win more races and plant more judges will kill us all.

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The left edge has to embrace a theory of change that begins with nominating the most progressive Dems possible, pivoting to support whichever Dems get nominated, then pushing them left once elected It’s not about “lesser of the two evils”; it’s about *picking opponents over whom you have leverage*

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The Sunrise Movement was incredibly effective at pressuring Democrats, but has had zero success in stopping or slowing the climate-crushing actions of Trump and his toadies.

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