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But then how will people know I am willing to blow money, implying that I have extra cash to waste, if they don't see a blue bubble?
I have heard people at my school criticizing Android for "green text messages"
I'm 39 and not even so old I use native messaging and telephony styled services. Hell, not even my dad does.
Did the kids in your school grow up in the 80s or is stuff like iMessage making a comeback because it's retrocool?
Kids think iPhones are cool for a good reason. If a fifth grade kid has an android, it's probably a cheap one. There are no cheap iPhones.
Sure, Pixels are better than iPhones straight up. But who the fuck is buying their kid the latest Pixel?
So cool (read: spoiled) kids have iPhones. The others start on cheap androids. That stigma sticks around at least awhile.
This is only a thing in the US. In other parts of the world, iphone users have to adapt to whatever messenger platform has the most people in it (likely whatsapp or facebook messenger, maybe telegram)