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this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2024
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Well, if you don't know that, it means that either, you are not a US citizen, which we ruled out, ooooor.... oooh, I hate to break it to you but... you have lost touch with "the youngsters" as they say. You are old.
I want to add that it's not just kids. I have seen it from people in their mid to late 20's and 30's too. Apple + iMessage is the default for many people. Maybe not the kind of people using the fediverse but it's very common in the real world US.
What tone? I was pulling your leg a little, as in "haha u old", no sarcasm intended.
Regarding the sources: I just did a quick google and here is the most trustworthy source of business insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-iphone-ownership-creates-culture-of-multitasking-2019-6
that aside, one of the connections I have to the US has kids and her kids actually experienced some isolation because the kids only had "cheap android" and thus couldn't use iMessages which was what all the other kids pointedly used because teenagers are suckers for made up common identity bullshit. It was that one specific brand of baggies when I was young, now iit seems to be iPhones in some places.