Since AirPods Pro 3 cost $249 in the US, this promotion means customers who sign up for an Apple Card will basically get the AirPods Pro for free.
Apple Card cash back is called Daily Cash, so customers will get the $249 back on the same day they sign up.
The Apple Card launched in 2019 and is still only available in the US. You can manage it in the iPhone’s Wallet app. Some main benefits are color-coded spending summaries, no fees, and daily cash back. Cardholders can also open a high-yield savings account.
Right now, Goldman Sachs issues the Apple Card, but Apple has said that Chase will take over by early 2028.
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The always-on nature of the current technology paradigm has become somewhat exhausting, with users increasingly tired of staring at screens and sifting through AI-generated noise just to get through their day and talk with real people. This was likely amplified by the impending trauma of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, when online interaction was the only means many people had. All of this has resulted in a new trend, dubbed the “analog lifestyle” by influencers, encouraging users to move to older, disconnected technology with simpler functions that leave a smaller overall footprint in their lives, with more time to truly connect with others.
People miss a while before things get complicated
The current state of consumer technology, and particularly the internet, is one of aggressive monetization, engagement farming, and AI-driven manufacturing. All major devices should be constantly connected to the internet and use that connection to constantly push and prod for your attention and interaction. Individuals are using generative AI to create content that drives engagement, whether by putting together fake artwork or outright falsifying information to scare and provoke.
The increasing ubiquity and constant evolution of AI, in particular, is worrying, as it becomes progressively more difficult to determine what is real and what is not, or who is or is not a real person. Where past technologies were antiquated in their capabilities, AI’s debut with six-fingered hands only becomes more worrying as it gets better at simply lying to us.
All of this has sparked a new wave of millennials and Gen Zers trying to disconnect from the cacophony and return to the relatively simpler technology of the ’80s. Vinyl albums, for example, have seen an unprecedented surge in usage as users crave tangible media, without ads or an Internet connection. Even those who love digital music still favor the classics, as original iPod models are making a comeback, driven by searches on platforms like eBay.
These kinds of nostalgic periods always happen whenever technology experiences major developments, but with the growing discontent surrounding the ubiquity of AI and its controversial features, it’s possible that some users will choose to disconnect from the network at large for good, or at least as much as they can.
