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The “blue versus green bubble” disparity created a deeper sociological divide between people who judge one another by their phones. Will technology updates by Apple make things better?

"It comes down to whether you care more about your tech preferences or about your relationships with people," said Irina Raicu, an internet ethics director at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

“Smooth and easy means without any friction or any effort, but sometimes you might need to make more effort just because somebody has a different phone than you,” she said. “Relationships require effort.”

Irina Raicu, director, internet ethics, quoted by The New York Times.