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0 pointssbierwagen9y ago0 comments

  They are a huge status symbol for teenagers and early 20-somethings.

Are you nuts? No they're not.

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ajosh9y ago

Maybe not where you live but I have definitely seen people in that game range use headphone brands as a status symbol in the same way they use cell phone brands as a status symbol.

mthoms9y ago

Yup. Beats owes its very existence to this fact. They certainly didn't get popular due to superior audio quality.

Viper007Bond9y ago

Why do you think Beats are so popular? They're literally a fashion accessory, often not even being used for music.

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