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First of all, I see nothing bad if a person prefers a luxurious lifestyle, even though he can afford to it (for example buys items with credit card). There is nothing bad in heading towards luxurious life. I see such people as people who have a goal. The way I see it - if a person gets used to living in a luxury life, he will do everything to keep that way of living. I think quotation "Fake it till you make it" fits here perfectly.

Now back to latest smartphones. I use iPhone 15, which isnt latest one today, but still expensive. It cost a good part of my monthly salary. Similarly, I could be using any smartphone that has access to internet, allows to install apps and make phone calls. My phone did not look much different from previous version, or iPhone 11 I had been using before. In fact, the apps I use and their arrangement on the screen is not much different from, for example, iPhone 4 I had been using ages ago. So why I have purchased expensive smartphone? 1) because its wont lose value so quick with time 2) its battery is new, and buying same old phone seemed illogical to me 3) I dont want to stick to "old" gadgets, I want to strive for new and latest, to the progress.

There's absolutely nothing wrong living a luxurious lifestyle if you can afford it but the big question here is how many people living a luxurious lifestyle can really afford it? Latest smart phones is the topic and emphasis of discussion here. Majority of people using this expensive mobile phones can not actually afford it because there's no point using a phone that you can not confidently subscribe in. The fact remains that this tech company have brainwashed us to believe we need to change phone on a regular just like we change clothes. The funny thing is that they keep remodeling the same products for us with little or no extra features. I refuse to be convinced that I need a new phone unless the old phone can not serve me any longer.

If they can't afford it, why are they able to own the latest phones? If you don't have enough money, who will be willing to sell you an expensive phone?

I think only people who can't afford it criticize buying the latest phone or to put it bluntly, people are jealous of each other, nothing more nothing less.
There is nothing wrong with owning the latest phone and it is not something to be condemned because everyone's life is different. Everyone has different interests, dreams and goals in life and they have the right to do whatever they think is good for their life.

Jealousy would really be turning out to be that ending up on criticism or saying up anything negatively to those people who could afford or able to buy it out. The wrong thing on here is that there are actually those rich or wealthy people who could easily buy these expensive things since they could afford it, but there would really be those individuals who do took up some loan or borrowing money just for them to do so. There's so much difference in trying out to compare these two but somehow its none of our business if they would really be having that kind of behavior on buying up new and latest smartphone. The key on here is that you should really be that sensible into the things that you are spending and we do know that we do have different priorities in life. If you do find that you could afford then buy it but if not then skip out and dont consider on taking such desperate steps.